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Year In Review: Future Of Civil War History
One of the special blog series we featured June – August 2016 was “The Future of Civil War History.” As we find ourselves looking back to 2016 from the first day of 2017, it seems appropriate to review this series and gain fresh inspiration for learning, teaching, and sharing in the new year. The Future of Civil War […]
Read more...Year In Review: ECW5
At the 2016 Symposium, Emerging Civil War celebrated its 5th Anniversary. It was a weekend of great rejoicing and planning for future. After the members returned home, Chris Mackowski asked us to consider what made ECW special and to share our thoughts in a blog post. The results were a special “anniversary” series called “ECW […]
Read more...Year In Review: 1860’s Politics
To put modern electoral events in a unique perspective, Emerging Civil War hosted a special blog series “1860’s Politics” in October – November 2016. ECW authors and a couple guest writers joined the effort, and the series proved to be enjoyable, educational, and hopefully relieved some election stress. Twenty-five articles addressed political leaders, elections, propaganda, politics of war, […]
Read more...The Year in Review 2016: #5
Pop Culture has always served as a useful and important way for the public to engage with Civil War history. The fall 2015-16 television season saw another high-profile example when PBS broadcast the Civil War hospital drama Mercy Street. Guest author Paige Gibbons Backus, who supervises a Civil War medicine-related historical site in Prince William […]
Read more...The Year in Review 2016: #10
As is our custom here at Emerging Civil War, we’re rounding out the year by counting down our ten most popular posts written during the last twelve months. Because several of us have worked at the Stonewall Jackson Shrine—the building where the Confederate general died—and two of our authors have written a book about the […]
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INTRODUCTION by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White Commentary · Acknowledgments for the Online Edition Commentary Chris Kolakowski, Chief Historian, Emerging Civil War ECW’s Turning Points of the American Civil War examines several key turning points of the conflict. Fine writing by some great historians explains each turning point while the introductory essays provide some […]
Read more...1860’s Politics: Common Ground? (2nd Edition)
This is a 2nd Edition article. When it was first published, blog readers noticed some historical errors. I removed the pieced, fixed the errors, and now share it again. My sincere apologies for the original mistakes. (Sarah Kay Bierle) In 1860, President-Elect Lincoln received a letter from Alexander H. Stephens. Stephens was a Southerner politician who […]
Read more...Question of the Week: 10/17-10/23/16
Join the fun… Meg Groeling and Sarah Kay Bierle were talking about quote-able lines from movies. So here’s some Civil War pop-culture: What’s your favorite quote-able line from Gone With The Wind?
Read more...ECW Weekender: Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park
If a four mile hike isn’t your preferred weekend activity, how about a relaxing drive to see the beauty of the Shenandoah Valley? I visited Shenandoah National Park in August, so obviously I didn’t get to see the autumn colors, but I was told the fall seasonal splendor is especially wonderful. However, whatever season you […]
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