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The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Embattled Capital
Today, we’ll hear from both co-authors, Doug Crenshaw and Bert Dunkerly…. Doug Crenshaw Bert Dunkerly had been working on this book for some time when he approached me and asked if I’d like to contribute. Of course I said “yes!” He told me to go ahead and choose some topics and get on it. Naturally […]
Read more...Echoes of the Lost Cause: Autumn of the Lost Cause
ECW is pleased to welcome back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog The last month has been one of dislocation for those of us devoted to studying the Civil War and Reconstruction. Nathan Bedford Forrest was literally relocated, or at least his remains were. The Sons of Confederate Veterans reburied the Confederate cavalryman at their […]
Read more...Jon Tracey
Editorial Board Chairman Jon Tracey is a public historian focused on soldier experience, medical care, memory, and veteran life in the Civil War era. He holds a BA in History from Gettysburg College with minors in Public History and Civil War Era Studies and an MA from West Virginia University in Public History with a […]
Read more...Forgetting Nashville
Among the twenty-five bloodiest battles of the American Civil War, Nashville—fought December 15-16, 1864—stands as among the most “forgotten.” Only two major works, by Stanley F. Horn and James Lee McDonough, have chronicled the engagement. The reasons for this are multi-faceted, and do much to explain the complications of Civil War memory and historiography. On […]
Read more...Podcast Additional Resources: “A Conversation With Charlie Knight”
In the podcast episode that released last week, Dan Welch and Charlie Knight talked about New Market, Little Billy Mahone, the Crater, and more. Today, we’ve collected posts from our archives about those topics to add to the discussion. If you haven’t had a chance to hear the recording, it’s available to all subscribers at […]
Read more...Hiking to Harpers Ferry for the John Brown 160th
Bill Bryson did for the Appalachian Trail what Tony Horowitz did for the Civil War. In his 1998 book A Walk in the Woods, Bryson recounted his adventures hiking portions of the AT with his woefully under-prepared friend Stephen Katz, sharing stories about the people he met and the things he learned along the way, […]
Read more...Podcast Additional Resources: “Call Out The Cadets”
Of all the smaller battles, New Market is one that boasts a shelf-full of books. Emerging Civil War is excited to add their book to that collection! With the arrival of this thirty-second book in the Emerging Civil War Series, Sarah Kay Bierle (the author), Chris Mackowski, and Dan Welch sat down for a discussion […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: Emancipation Memorial
Thinking about heading to Washington D.C. this month or in the near future to study African American history? While the National Museum of African American History and Culture is a highlight and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is another must-see, there’s a lesser known and controversial monument in the capital city with ties to […]
Read more...From the ECW Archives: Scattered Across the Earth
On June 25, 2017, I wrote this article on the placement of headstones at the Little Bighorn battlefield. Today marks the 142nd Anniversary of the engagement. With that in mind, I decided to update the original work from the ECW archives and post it again. Initially placed near the turn of the nineteenth century, many […]
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