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Calamity in Carolina
“Concentrate all available forces and stop Sherman.” — Robert E. Lee to Joseph E. Johnston, February 22, 1865 Calamity in Carolina: The Battles of Averasboro and Bentonville by Daniel T. Davis and Phillip S. Greenwalt Savas Beatie, 2015 168 pp.; 148 images, 8 maps ISBN: 978-1-61121-245-7 Click here to order * * * […]
Read more...The “Other” Lee
Mention the surname “Lee” to a Civil War enthusiast or quite possibly any American that sat through a high-school American History class and the name Robert E. Lee is the first one given in reply. Ask that Civil War enthusiast to mention another “Lee” that fought in the Civil War and that person would respond […]
Read more...Week 1 in Review
We have had a fantastic first week here at the blog. On behalf of all of the authors, thank you so much for the support. We hope to keep producing high quality work on the topic. Personally I wanted to say thank you to Eric Wittenberg and John Cummings.
Read more...Charting John Pegram’s Final Day, February 6, 1865
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Nigel Lambert… The death of Brig. Gen. John Pegram around Dabney’s Mill on February 6 is arguably the best-known feature of the Hatcher’s Run battle. As the most senior soldier killed at the battle, his demise was particularly poignant. Three weeks earlier, he had married the well-known Southern […]
Read more...BookChat: The Cassville Affairs by Robert Jenkins
The events at Cassville, Georgia, remain some of the least understood aspects of the 1864 Atlanta Campaign. I recently had the opportunity to chat with historian Robert Jenkins about his new book, The Cassville Affairs: Johnston, Hood, and the Failed Confederate Strategy in the Atlanta Campaign (Mercer University Press, Macon, GA: 2024). What attracted you […]
Read more...A Bluegrass Sojourn to Lexington Cemetery
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Lexington, Kentucky to pay my respects to Henry Clay. This goal necessitated a trip to The Lexington Cemetery where I did not have to look long to find the iconic American statesman. His tomb is enormous and even with the many trees, it can be seen from a […]
Read more...Civil War Surprises: A Wisconsin Corporal’s Fateful Dare
ECW welcomes guest author Melissa A. Winn In 2019, an endearing set of photographs I purchased at the Washington, D.C., Antique Photo & Postcard Show took me on a little bit of a research adventure with surprises along the way. As a native of Wisconsin, the photo set immediately caught my eye. “Asa Bailey,” a […]
Read more...Battle for the Octagon House, Adairsville, Georgia, May 17, 1864.
On May 17, The Federal IV Corps encountered Hardee’s Corps just north of Adairsville, which resulted in a sharp fight of about two hours duration. The action developed primarily in and around the impressive, modern home of Robert C. Saxon. Here, Federal Col. Francis T. Sherman’s brigade opposed Confederate Col. George T. Maney’s Tennessee brigade, […]
Read more...Most Formidable Engine of Destruction: Torpedo Boat “Spuyten Duyvil”
“Your little torpedo boats should be able to whip a ram apiece,” wrote Admiral David D. Porter to the commander of his James River Division in January 1865.[1] One he had in mind was the steam-driven, iron armored, semi-submersible, rapid firing (relatively) spar-torpedo boat USS Spuyten Duyvil. She was to be deployed against powerful Confederate […]
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