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Fallen, but not Forgotten: Pvt. William Empson, Co. I, 6th USCI
One wonders what thoughts flooded the mind of Pvt. William Empson as he traveled down the James River by hospital boat from the battlefield of New Market Heights to the United States General Hospital at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Among the many things that must have weighed on him, he likely considered his chances for survival. […]
Read more...A Bluegrass Sojourn to Lexington Cemetery
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Lexington, Kentucky to pay my respects to Henry Clay. This goal necessitated a trip to The Lexington Cemetery where I did not have to look long to find the iconic American statesman. His tomb is enormous and even with the many trees, it can be seen from a […]
Read more...A Surprising Friendship Formed at Lone Jack: Union Major Emory Foster and Bushwhacker/Bank Robber Cole Younger
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Tonya McQuade… By spring of 1862, after the Confederate defeat at the battle of Pea Ridge gave the Union control of Missouri and pushed Confederate forces into northern Arkansas, the state’s biggest problem was not the Confederate army. It was all the Missouri secessionists who decided to join […]
Read more...The Fight at Picacho Peak
ECW is pleased to welcome back Gregory L. Wade. Tourists often visit the Phoenix area for its near-perfect winter climate, the incredible desert scenery, or to learn about Mexican or Native American history. Not many people realize that the Civil War touched this scorched ground just a few miles north of Tucson in a fight […]
Read more...A Revenge Killing on Sherman’s March
ECW welcomes guest author Brian Krasielwicz Five Forks Cemetery is situated about six miles south of the North Carolina state line, surrounded by a patch-work of farmland and crisscrossed by a tiny stream known locally as Little Fork Creek. The weathered headstones of the cemetery lack uniformity and the graves are seemingly placed at random […]
Read more...The Last Casualty of Second Manassas: The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter
ECW welcomes back guest author Kevin C. Donovan Abraham Lincoln laid down his pen. It was January 21, 1863. The President had just signed a document destroying the U.S. Army career and reputation of Major General Fitz John Porter. Specifically, Lincoln approved the findings and sentence of a court-martial, whose members had found Porter guilty […]
Read more...Year in Review 2022: Social Media
Is 2022 already almost over?! Wow this year has gone by fast! All throughout the year, your ECW social media team has been working hard to bring you content from the Emerging Civil War blog and we love seeing all your engagement online. One of the biggest things that we’ve noticed over the year is […]
Read more...New Hope Church: Historic Place of Worship and Battlefield
Charlie Appleton Longfellow, son of acclaimed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, fell wounded at a place called New Hope Church during the Mine Run Campaign in November 1863. The story of his injury and return home created the backdrop for senior Longfellow to pen a beloved Christmas poem/song, “I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day.” Over […]
Read more...What do Ukraine and the Union Army Have in Common?
We’ve all seen them–the images pouring out of our TVs and computers of the Ukrainian refugees heading toward who-knows-where, carrying armfuls of cats. It seems as if Ukraine is an entire country of cat people! And well-behaved felines, too. I know my own wouldn’t stay in my arms for longer than four seconds, no matter […]
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