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Book Review: Decisions at Franklin: The Nineteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle
Decisions at Franklin: The Nineteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle. By Andrew S. Bledsoe. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 2023. Softcover, 280 pp, $29.95. Reviewed by Lee White Decisions at Franklin: The Nineteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle by Dr. Andrew S. Bledsoe is a recent addition to The University of Tennessee […]
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...Book Review: My Dearest Lilla: Letters Home From Civil War General Jacob D. Cox
My Dearest Lilla: Letters Home From Civil War General Jacob D. Cox. Edited by Gene Schmiel. Knoxville, TN: The University of Tennessee Press, 2023. Paperback, 260 pp. $ 34.95. Reviewed by Joseph D. Ricci Over the last decade, Gene Schmiel has contributed greatly to the understanding of one of the Civil War’s most overlooked figures, […]
Read more...War in the Western Theater
The Emerging Civil War 10th Anniversary Series: War in the Western Theater: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War Savas Beatie, 2024 ISBN: 978-1-61121-596-0 eISBN: 978-1-954547-13-1 Specs: 10 maps, 100 images, 312 pp. Click here to order *** About the Book Often relegated to a backseat by action in the […]
Read more...2023 Year in Review: Book Reviews
After accepting the book review editor role here at Emerging Civil War in March, I set a personal goal of increasing the number of book reviews that we offer our readers. After all, most of us history enthusiasts consume our passion subject largely through reading books, so what better way to make ECW readers aware […]
Read more...How Civil War Cartoonist Thomas Nast Created Our Image of Santa Claus and Turned Santa into a Full-Fledged Union Supporter
Santa Claus may not be the image that first comes to mind when people think of the Civil War, but the image of Santa Claus as many people picture him today dates back to the Civil War when a man famous for his Civil War depictions first created that image: Thomas Nast. In the above […]
Read more...Book Review: July 22: The Civil War Battle of Atlanta
July 22: The Civil War Battle of Atlanta. By Earl J. Hess. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2023. Hardcover, 432 pp. $44.95. Reviewed by Patrick Kelly-Fischer In July of 1864, Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman closed in around Atlanta, beginning the process of cutting the several railroad lines that supplied the city. Sherman’s largely uncontested […]
Read more...Jefferson Davis’s “Unsent” Message to Congress
ECW welcomes back guest author Greg Thiele Jefferson Davis was particularly sensitive where his authority was concerned. He possessed an unshakeable belief in his own judgment and never hesitated to make sure others knew when he was right. Davis could be unbending and was not given to compromise. An incident which occurred during the last […]
Read more...1863: Wash Roebling’s Gettysburg Letter
There is one location on the Gettysburg battlefield where heroism remains hotly contested. Atop two small hills at the field’s southern terminus, a host of monuments attest to the bravery of Union soldiers and celebrate the service of three of their leaders. On Gettysburg’s Round Tops visitors will find tributes to Lieutenant Colonel Strong Vincent, […]
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