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The REAL “First Shot” Marker
One of the coolest “off the beaten path” sites at Gettysburg is the First Shot marker, just outside of town along the Chambersburg Pike. (The American Battlefield Trust broadcast live from there yesterday on Facebook LIVE, which you can check out here.) There’s also the First Artillery Shot marker at the base of John Buford’s […]
Read more...Artillery: Conclusion
Just over three weeks ago – on June 8, 2018 – Emerging Civil War called “fire” and exploded artillery history posts on the blog. We seemed to hit the target, giving spotlight to artillery units, commanders, and big guns while promoting positive historical discussions. Now, it’s time to wrap up the 2018 Artillery Series, but […]
Read more...Week In Review: June 11-17, 2018
It’s been a full schedule on the blog this week. We’ve welcomed back several guest authors and the Artillery Blog Series is in full swing. Happy Father’s Day, and we hope you had a great week, too! Monday, June 11: We started with our Question of the Week – this time a very popular, artillery-themed […]
Read more...Tour Sign Up Deadline Approaches!
We are closing in on the final call for Gettysburg: Off the Beaten Path. Registration closes April 27! We hope that you will have the opportunity to make it out for our first tour. The tour will take place May 5th, 2012. Join Emerging Civil War historians Daniel Davis, Phil Greenwalt, Chris Mackowski, and Kristopher […]
Read more...Tour Just Around the Corner
The Gettysburg: Off the Beaten Path is just around the corner. Our tour will take place May 5th, 2012. Join Emerging Civil War historians Daniel Davis, Phil Greenwalt, Chris Mackowski, and Kristopher White as we explore Culp’s Hill, East Cavalry Field, and South Cavalry Battlefield at Gettysburg. If that is not enough we are also […]
Read more...Emerging Civil War Tour!
We are happy to announce that we have a date for our first tour. The tour will be “Gettysburg: Off the Beaten Path.” Join historians Daniel Davis, Phil Greenwalt, Chris Mackowski, and Kristopher White on May 5th, 2012. Together we will explore both East and South Cavalry Battlefields, Culp’s Hill, East Cemetery Hill, and both […]
Read more...Week of October 10-14 In Review
We would like to thank all of our readers and authors for another outstanding week here at Emerging Civil War. The week featured a series looking at the book Race and Reunion, authored by David Blight. The four-part series featured authors Chris Mackowski, Ashley Whitehead, James Broomall, and Matt Stanley. If you haven’t had the […]
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