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Following Orders: from “your Obd’t Servant” to SMEAC and METT-T
The Battle of Gettysburg has produced no end of enduring controversies, discussions, and disputes. Recently, on one of the Facebook sites devoted to exploring that battle, one such discussion surfaced yet again. This time the question was about J.E.B. Stuart, and his famous ride. Was Stuart late? Did he disobey Robert E. Lee’s orders and […]
Read more...Sherman’s Memoirs Inspire Davis’ “Calamity”
By ECW Correspondent Pat Tintle After sitting down to read the memoirs of Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman one year ago, Daniel T. Davis was sparked by the idea to write about the battles of Averasboro and Bentonville—two battles in which the general led the Union Army to victory. The battles of Averasboro and Bentonville […]
Read more...Landscape Restoration in Fredericksburg: The New View is “Phenomenal”
Over the past few months, parts of the Fredericksburg battlefield have seen a real change in scenery. These changes include landscape restoration surrounding Chatham, the park headquarters, and the Richardson House, which sat atop Marye’s Heights, one of the park’s most recognized geographic features. In the past, such projects have been subject to harsh public […]
Read more...Man’s Best Comrade: Sallie and the 11th Pennsylvania
The Eleventh Pennsylvania Infantry received a welcome visitor to their camp in West Chester in May of 1861. Their presence on the county fair grounds twenty miles west of Philadelphia had been a novelty to its citizens who came out in packs to watch the amateur soldiers drill under Colonel Phaon Jarrett. The enlisted men particularly enjoyed whenever […]
Read more...Dan Welch
Dan Welch is a park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park. He previously worked in the field of education with a public school district in northeast Ohio, as well as with the Gettysburg Foundation. Dan is the Editor of the long-running Gettysburg Magazine. He has received his BA in Instrumental Music Education from Youngstown State […]
Read more...Review: Such Troops As These, Such Hogwash As This
A few weeks ago, I said I’d be looking at a pair of new Stonewall Jackson books over my holiday break: Rebel Yell by S. C. Gwynn and Such Troops As These by Bevin Alexander. I’ve had a couple readers ask for updates, so I figured I’d offer a progress report.
Read more...Coming Soon from the Emerging Civil War Series: Calamity in Carolina!
The Emerging Civil War Series is getting ready to roll out its next wave of releases. We have a slew of titles nearing the final stages of development, and we’ll be offering previews over the next few days. First up: The dynamic duo of Daniel T. Davis and Phillip S. Greenwalt return with their latest, […]
Read more...Calamity in Carolina
“Concentrate all available forces and stop Sherman.” — Robert E. Lee to Joseph E. Johnston, February 22, 1865 Calamity in Carolina: The Battles of Averasboro and Bentonville by Daniel T. Davis and Phillip S. Greenwalt Savas Beatie, 2015 168 pp.; 148 images, 8 maps ISBN: 978-1-61121-245-7 Click here to order * * * […]
Read more...William “Little Billy” Mahone—Part One
Today we welcome back guest author William F. Floyd, Jr. William worked for forty years for the City of Norfolk. In his retirement, he’s now pursuing the study of history at Tidewater Community College. The first in a two-part series. ************************************************************** It was late June 1864, when William Mahone’s men were holding the line in […]
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