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Saturday’s Symposium Coverage
We had a super-great time last night in the opening session of this year’s Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Keynote speaker Brian Matthew Jordan wowed the audience with his account of the battle of South Mountain, Kelly Mezurek offered some interesting stories about black soldiers defending their liberty–and defending Confederate prisoners–and our historians’ […]
Read more...The Genetic Component of Loving History
I am not sure what information you get when you spit into the little plastic container from Ancestry™ other than genetic stuff. Can it also find out where loving history comes from? My test didn’t say anything about that, but reading Facebook™ posts on Father’s Day certainly did. So many of our ECW writers posted […]
Read more...Gazette665’s 2017 Conference Report
It’s been just over ten days since the Civil War history conference hosted by Gazette665 on Saturday, June 3, 2017. (Unbelievable how quickly time flies!) Since the event had a few promotional articles and mentions via Emerging Civil War’s blog, social media, and newsletter, it seems right and proper to share a brief “after-action” report. 1862: […]
Read more...Glimpses of the Fredericksburg Luminaria
We are pleased today to welcome back guest photographer Joe Lafleur, who shares with us a few glimpses of the annual Memorial Day luminaria at Fredericksburg National Cemetery, held Saturday, May 27, 2017.
Read more...The Straight Poop: Pushing Interpretive Boundaries
If you follow Civil War Trails on Facebook you may have seen a recent post about poop. Yes. It’s true. I hesitated making the initial post for a few days. I even checked with some of my board members to make sure I wasn’t crossing a line and that my job would be intact after […]
Read more...The Civil War Trails’ Trailblazer: Drew Gruber
Clark Kent isn’t the only one who lives a double life. Within any given day, Drew Gruber, the executive director or Civil War Trails, changes from overall-wearing post-hole digger to suit-donning organizer. “It’s not uncommon for me to be in a pair of overalls covered in mud and someone comes over looking for the director […]
Read more...The Future of Civil War History: An Interview with Dana Shoaf (part three)
part three of five In our conversation yesterday, Dana Shoaf—editor of Civil War Times—expressed some of his concerns about the disconnect between academic historians and the general public. “It almost sometimes feels like some academics—this is a really general statement—would almost feel happier if it wasn’t as popular or something,” he said. Chris Mackowski: Do […]
Read more...Hot Off the Presses
We’re heading in the 11th hour of set up for the Third Annual Emerging Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, which kicks off this evening. One of the last bit of icing on the cake, hot off the presses, is the new Traces of the Bloody Struggle: The Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, Spotsylvania Court House. Just […]
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Can’t make it out to the Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge? Don’t fret. You can follow our live updates on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Use #ECW5 as you respond to our posts. Twitter: @EmergingCWBlog Facebook: Emerging Civil War Instagram: @EmergingCWBlog
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