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Idealistic Uncle and Cynical Nephew: Lucius Bierce, Ambrose Bierce, and the Civil War – Part 1
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Max Longley… Part One: 1859 – Lucius’ prewar influence on Ambrose? Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) was a journalist, satirist and writer of short stories about war and the supernatural who acquired literary fame over several decades and then mysteriously disappeared. Ambrose was famous for his harsh wit, which he […]
Read more...Saving History Saturday: Award For Preservation at Cool Spring Battlefield
The following text is an official press release from American Battlefield Trust, shared on April 22, 2021. AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST, SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY HONORED FOR WORK AT VIRGINIA’S COOL SPRING BATTLEFIELD Wingate Mackay-Smith Clarke County Land Conservation Award recognizes the partnership that transformed a former golf course into a battlefield park and an outdoor classroom The American Battlefield Trust and Shenandoah […]
Read more...On The Eve of War: Yorktown, Virginia
Yorktown, Virginia, the scene of the culminating engagement of the Revolutionary War, was a quiet village perched on the sandy bluffs above the York River when war came again to the Virginia Peninsula. With the capital’s transfer from nearby Williamsburg to Richmond in 1780, Yorktown’s population began to decline. Adding to the decline was the […]
Read more...A Hidden Gem of a Civil War Diary
Several weeks ago, I was contacted by a member of a large Midwestern Civil War round table following my Zoom presentation. “I am in possession of an original diary of a First Lieutenant of Company G, 21st Illinois who was captured at the battle of Chickamauga and taken to Libby Prison before being exchanged,” the […]
Read more...Emerging Rev War Bus Tour: Victory or Death!
“I remember all the accounts there given of the battle fields and struggles for the liberties of the country, and none fixed themselves upon my imagination so deeply as the struggle here at Trenton, New Jersey. The crossing of the river; the contest with the Hessians; the great hardships endured at that time, all fixed […]
Read more...American Battlefield Trust Preserves the Heart of Williamsburg’s Civil War Battlefield
The American Battlefield Trust has had quite a December so far! First they announced a campaign to preserve an incredibly important tract at the heart of the Gaines’s Mill and Cold Harbor battlefields. Then they declared victory on a piece of ground at Stones River that connects the two main areas of the battlefield park. […]
Read more...Free ECW Podcast: “Radical Warrior”
Emerging Civil War’s David Dixon talks about his new Augustus Willich biography, Radical Warrior in the newest free podcast! Click here to listen and enjoy the details about this new study on the Union general. (You can also read about the new book in this blog post.)
Read more...Tactical Innovation in the Civil War?
The mere typing of this blog post title fills me with dread and nervous anticipation. As an historian who does biography, I focus on the life story of my central character— how she developed her social and political beliefs, changed over time, interacted with important people and events, faced and overcame challenges, and left some […]
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