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Help the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
Many of us at ECW have roots or connections to the battlefields around the Fredericksburg area: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Brandy Station. It’s no wonder, then, that the regional preservation group, the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT), has a special place in many of our hearts. Today is “Community Give” day in Fredericksburg, and […]
Read more...May 1: 153 years ago
One hundred fifty-three years ago, my front yard was alive with cannon fire. E. P. Alexander had his guns parked along the ridge here, contesting the advance of the Federal XII Corps. It’s a little quieter out there today.
Read more...“Seizing Destiny” looks at the Valley Forge of the Army of the Potomac
Author Albert Conner found inspiration for his new book in the usually forgotten transitional period between two well-known battles. It’s an unconventional approach among typically battle-focused Civil War scholarship. But that forgotten history, Conner contends, was one of the most transformational periods in the history of the Army of the Potomac—and a major turning point of […]
Read more...Coming Soon: The Last Road North
The Emerging Civil War Series follows Robert E. Lee’s last road north this spring. The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign resembles our popular tour book No Turning Back: A Guide to the Overland Campaign (Savas Beatie, 2014). Last Road North is an especially great guide for a road trip because it offers four […]
Read more...Who is Your Civil War Battlefield MVP?
Over the weekend I had the English Premier League on in the background while I was writing and taking care of some stuff around the house. Friday and Saturday nights I watched the Norfolk Admirals play the Manchester Monarchs in minor-league hockey. At the end of each game, the Premier League names a Man of […]
Read more...The ECW Symposium Welcomes Steve Davis
All of us at Emerging Civil War are excited to announce that we have filled our symposium line up. Our newest ECW author, Steve Davis, will be speaking at our Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Steve’s topic will be “Hood’s Assault at Peach Tree Creek.” Steve has been a Civil War […]
Read more...Thomas Nast’s Divided Christmas
On this day in 1863 Thomas Nast’s Christmas Eve forced the readers of Harper’s Weekly to confront the hardships of a war-torn wintry season. Though drawn in 1862, the image occupied a double-page spread in the January 3, 1863 edition of the popular illustrated newspaper. In a sentimental and poignant illustration, Nast featured juxtaposed scenes […]
Read more...Year in Review 2015: #1
We’ve been counting down the most-read blog posts published at Emerging Civil War in 2015. We’ve finally made it all the way to #1! Those of us who have worked (or still work) at the Fredericksburg-area Civil War battlefields in central Virginia have long understood the connection between the battle of Chancellorsville, which took place in May 1863, […]
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