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August-September 2019 Presentations
August: 2nd – 4th: The Sixth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Spotsylvania, VA 12th: Chris Kolakowski, “1864: Decision at Sea,” Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table, Fredericksburg, VA
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Burnside’s Sand March: The Forgotten North Carolina Expedition
In this installment of our 2019 Emerging Civil War Symposium Spotlight we a take a behind-the-scenes look at Dwight Hughes’ presentation on the North Carolina Expedition. Continue to follow our series each Wednesday morning for another look into this year’s speakers and Forgotten Battles.
Read more...Week In Review: July 9-15, 2018
Hope you are all staying cool! Several of the Emerging Civil War members have been leading tours and lecturing this week. Monday, July 9: Question of the Week offered a chance to share what you’re reading this summer. Guest author Kristen M. Pawlak shared about General John S. Bowen and the surrender at Vicksburg. Ryan […]
Read more...Week In Review: June 4-10
It’s been a good week on ECW blog with some event reports and battle anniversary posts, in addition to the routine Question of the Week and Symposium Spotlight. We’ve kicked off our new blog series which is all about artillery. Here’s a run-down of the past week at ECW:
Read more...ECW Week in Review April 1-7
April has opened here at Emerging Civil War. Preparations for the Symposium continue (tickets are available here). As always, our authors have been hard at work with more great material. You may click on the links below to read each post.
Read more...Dwight Hughes
Dwight Hughes is a public historian, author, and speaker in Civil War naval history. Dwight graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1967 with a major in history and government. He served twenty years as a Navy surface warfare officer on many oceans in ships ranging from destroyer to aircraft carrier and with river forces in […]
Read more...Naval Witnesses to the July 18, 1863, Battery Wagner Assault
At dusk on July 18, 1863, a division of the United States X Corps spearheaded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw’s 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment advanced up Morris Island to assault Battery Wagner. This was the second assault on Wagner, with another smaller attack failing on July 11, but hopes of closing Charleston to blockade runners […]
Read more...Civil War Medicine: Andrew Henderson, John Pope, and a Challenging Medical Decision at Sea
Civil War era warships were cramped with little privacy with sailors still sleeping in hammocks instead of beds. Officers generally had better living conditions, with the tradeoff of separation from the enlisted crew in status, activity, and expectations. Though they may have a cabin to call their own, officers generally felt more isolated. After all, […]
Read more...Loyalty in a Lighthouse on the Confederacy’s Fringe
Loyalty consistently emerges when studying the U.S. Civil War. Would someone remain loyal to the United States or support the Confederacy? Would they join their native state or family? Would they honor sworn oaths? For many, what side to support was a foregone conclusion, but others struggled with conscience and identity. For lighthouse keeper Manuel […]
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