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Happy 10th Birthday, ECW!
On August 18, 2011, at 8:12 p.m., we published the first blog post to launch Emerging Civil War. The idea for our blog came from an evening of brainstorming by Chris Mackowski, Jake Struhelka, and Kris White as they sat on the porch of the caretaker’s cottage at the Stonewall Jackson Death Site (then called […]
Read more...The 2021 ECW Symposium–Happy 10th Birthday!
What a birthday celebration ECW had over the weekend to celebrate our tenth year. Thank you to everyone who showed up to make our Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge such a success. For those who weren’t able to make it, our friends at C-SPAN were on hand to record festivities, and segments will […]
Read more...Week In Review: May 31-June 6, 2021
Monday, May 31: Question of the Week focused on recruiting regiments. Recruiting The Regiment: Jon Tracey wrote about the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry from York County. Patrick Young from Echoes of the Reconstruction Blog rounded up some of his recent favorite books.
Read more...Week In Review: May 24-31, 2021
Welcome to the review of a very full week on the blog! Lots of history, anniversaries, book reviews, podcast, and reopening of the symposium tickets… Monday, May 24: Question of the Week focused on events that brought the reality of conflict to the Civil War. Ryan Quint wrote about the field hospital on Marye’s Heights […]
Read more...April’s ECW Bookshelf
Do you need some ideas about what books to read next from your collection? Look no further than the current list of what ECW’s members are reading this month! Let us know what books you are currently reading in the comments below. Ed Alexander Jeffrey Hunt – Meade and Lee at Rappahannock Station: The Army […]
Read more...Week In Review: April 19-25, 2021
Wrapping up the “On The Eve Of War” Series and starting “My ECW Story” Series! Then, look for history about David Wilmot, letters and primary source observations, details from Antietam, and mental health crises among Union field officers. Lots to explore on the blog from this week! Monday, April 19: Question of the Week: Revolutionary […]
Read more...ECW Podcast: “Unlike Anything That Ever Floated”
Check out the newest episode in the ECW Podcast! Dwight Hughes shares about the Battle of Hampton Roads, the development and technology of the ironclads, and his new book in the ECW Series. Listen for free through this Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/50400411
Read more...Week In Review: April 12-18-2021
Continuing with the series On The Eve Of War, exploring Fort Sumter, the release of a new book, and much more on the blog this week… Monday, April 12: Question of the Week talked about visiting Charleston, South Carolina. On The Eve Of War: New Orleans, Louisiana (Sean Michael Chick)
Read more...Week In Review: April 5-11, 2021
Battle of Shiloh anniversary, taking a closer look at different places “on the eve of war,” new (free podcast), and more to explore from this last week on the ECW blog… Monday, April 5: Question of the Week spotlighting conflicts at state borders. Guest author Sherrita Bitikofer shared about the journey of research.
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