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R.I.P. Civil War Times and America’s Civil War
There’s much sadness in the Civil War community over the news that Civil War Times and America’s Civil War magazines have been shuttered (along with seven other history-focused magazines owned by the same company). As Civil War Times Illustrated, the flagship magazine for Civil War buffs traced its history all the way back to 1962. […]
Read more...CVBT History Wire: “Field Fortifications on Central Virginia’s Battlefields – Part I”
The most recent “CVBT History Wire” post takes a cursory look at field fortifications on the Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville Campaign battlefields. A second part that examines field fortifications at Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House, will be available next month. Read Here: Field Fortifications on Central Virginia Battlefields – Part I
Read more...Amnesty: Longstreet and Foster in East Tennessee, January 1864
Emerging Civil War welcome back guest author Colonel (ret) Ed Lowe Less than twelve months after he formally issued the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction on December 8, 1863. As secession gained footing and before either side fired shots in anger, Lincoln initially believed secessionists comprised a small […]
Read more...Saving History Saturday: American Battlefield Trust 2023 Year in Review
In 2023, the American Battlefield Trust (ABT) saved 2,088 acres, on 29 battlefields, across 11 states. Working with their preservation partners and landowners, ABT completed 49 transactions in 2023. Included in this is 117 acres at Buffington Island where the largest battle in Ohio took place during the Civil War. Confederate Maj. Gen. John Hunt […]
Read more...Book Review: Michigan’s Company K: Anishinaabe Soldiers, Citizenship, and the Civil War
Michigan’s Company K: Anishinaabe Soldiers, Citizenship, and the Civil War. Michelle K. Cassidy. East Lansing: MI, Michigan State University Press, 2023. Softcover, 276 pp. $44.95. Reviewed by Gregory A. Mertz During the battle of the Wilderness, Confederate soldiers encountered and pushed back a line of Federal sharpshooters. In their haste to withdraw, the Federals left […]
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...James Wilson, at Spotsylvania Court House, Wondered “What If….”
On the morning of May 8, 1864, Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson drove his entire cavalry division down the Fredericksburg Road into Spotsylvania Court House. He met only token resistance from the 3rd Virginia Cavalry—part of William Wickham’s cavalry brigade—which Wilson quickly brushed aside. This put Wilson in the rear of the Confederate infantry position […]
Read more...There will be no turning–um, well, okay…. We’ll turn back.
When Ulysses S. Grant crossed the Rapidan River in the spring of 1864 to begin what became the Overland Campaign, he famously told a reporter, “There will be no turning back.”[1] The comment was more than bravado. It was more, even, than a simple articulate of strategy. Grant, in fact, had a deep, personal aversion […]
Read more...Upcoming Presentations: Nov.–Dec. 2023
November: 1: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” Inland Empire CWRT (virtual) 2: Bert Dunkerly, “Civil War Railroads” Petersburg (VA) Civil War Round Table 4: Chris Mackowski, “The Great Battle Never Fought: Mine Run,” Friends of Wilderness Battlefield Annual Dinner, Lake of the Woods, VA 7: Dwight Hughes, “The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far,” […]
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