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“Let ‘Em Up Easy”—Lincoln in Richmond
The historical record doesn’t say who was more excited on April 4, 1865—150 years ago today: Tad Lincoln, celebrating his twelfth birthday that day, or his father, Abraham, who was finally entering Richmond after five springs of war. “Thank God that I have lived to see this!” Lincoln said. The Federal breakthrough at Petersburg on […]
Read more...The Flag of the 10th S.C.
When their charge went too deep, the men of Coltart’s Division found themselves almost surrounded. In the ensuing chaos, the remaining men of the 10th South Carolina found themselves in great peril. One soldier ticked off the results:
Read more...Robert M. Dunkerly
Robert M. Dunkerly (Bert) is a historian, award-winning author, and speaker who is actively involved in historic preservation and research. He holds a degree in History from St. Vincent College and a Masters in Historic Preservation from Middle Tennessee State University. He has worked at nine historic sites, written eleven books and over twenty articles. […]
Read more...No Turning Back Takes Dunkerly to the Bitter End
By ECW Correspondant Patrick Tintle Dating back to the late 1990s, Robert M. Dunkerly has been infatuated with writing history. The historian began his career with a few history articles and then full-length books, but Dunkerly is not just a writer. He doubles as a park ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park and is the […]
Read more...This Just In: To the Bitter End!
Look what arrived on Bert Dunkerly’s doorstep this afternoon: hot-off-the-presses copies of his book To the Bitter End: Appomattox, Bennett Place, and the Surrenders of the Confederacy. Bert will be hitting the road in support of his new book, so be sure to catch him:
Read more...A new man in town
On February 7, 1865, Major General John C. Breckinridge accepted the position of Secretary of War, Confederate States of America—the fifth and final man to hold that job. He assumed the duties of his new office amid desperate times. The Southern Government and the Confederacy’s principle field force—the Army of Northern Virginia under command of […]
Read more...“Littlepage’s Big Contributions to the Confederacy”
This is another installment of “Tales From the Tombstone.” Littlepage was the middle name of Carter L. Stevenson, a Confederate major general that saw extensive service in the west during the American Civil War. Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia to a wealthy and prominent family, Stevenson finished his education with a degree from West Point Military […]
Read more...Coming Soon from the Emerging Civil War Series: To the Bitter End
The Emerging Civil War Series continues to wrap up its coverage of the end of the war, right in line with the sesquicentennial, by going right down To the Bitter End: Appomattox, Bennett Place, and the Surrenders of the Confederacy. Author Robert M. “Bert” Dunkerly has worked at Appomattox and written about Greensboro and Bennett Place, so […]
Read more...To the Bitter End
“We do not know whether armed resistance is over or whether we are to fight on to the biter end.” — Kate Stone, May 20, 1865 “[O]fficers of the division were steadfast to the bitter end.” — Col. Winchester Hall, 26th Louisiana, May 19, 1865 To the Bitter End: Appomattox, Bennett Place, and the Surrenders […]
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