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A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee’s Triumph, 1862-1863
Robert E. Lee and his vaunted Army of Northern Virginia are often remembered as the best army the South was able to put in the field. Their storied marches, leaders, and victories have become the stuff of legend. Lee was able to take an army, that was in reality a conglomeration, from the back door […]
Read more...A Rainy Day at Salem Church
Kris and I spent a cold day in the rain today at Salem Church. We were out doing some research for an upcoming book we’ve been given the green light to write. Union and Confederate forces swirled around Salem Church on May 3 and 4, 1863—an oft-overlooked part of the Chancellorsville campaign. Unfortunately, not much […]
Read more...The United States Colored Troops: Fighting for Freedom (part two)
Last week, I wrote about black soldiers who fought on both sides of the war, and I also offered a brief history of the United States Colored Troops. Now let me discuss a few of the battles where the USCT fought. Most famous is the Battle of Fort Wagner—depicted in the movie Glory—where the 54th […]
Read more...“If Jackson hadn’t gotten shot”: Why There’s No Point in Refighting Gettysburg
“That old house witnessed the downfall of the Southern Confederacy,” said former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George after visiting the Stonewall Jackson Shrine in 1923. “No doubt the history of America would have to be rewritten has ‘Stonewall’ Jackson lived.” The most common assumption, of course, is that if Stonewall Jackson hadn’t gotten shot […]
Read more...“If Jackson hadn’t gotten shot”: Facing the Counterfactual Specter of Stonewall Jackson’s Wounding
Imagine a grave tone of voice, a rueful shake of the head: “Oh, if Jackson hadn’t gotten shot….” Sometimes, the phrase gets stated in the form of certainty: “If Jackson hadn’t gotten shot…” or even, “If Jackson had lived….” The speaker hardly needs to finish the phrase. The unspoken suggestion hangs in the air plain […]
Read more...Weeks 4 and 5 and Upcoming!
The last few weeks have been great here at Emerging Civil War. We have been trying to bring a diverse look to the Civil War, and thus far, it has worked out well. We have welcomed a number of authors to the ranks: Dr. Mike Stevens, the president of the Central Virginia Battlefield Trust; author and historian […]
Read more...The Mystery of Richard Garnett’s Sword
On July 3,1863, George Pickett’s famous Virginian division stepped out from the woods of Seminary Ridge to begin the charge that would go down in the annals of history bearing their commander’s name. It was mid-afternoon and the Battle of Gettysburg was quickly reaching its climax. Much has been written about this fateful charge. However, […]
Read more...Week Two in Review
We had another great week here at Emerging Civil War. It started with a book review of Chris Mackowski’s new work Chancellorsville: Crossroads of Fire. That was followed by Zac Cowsert’s first post covering an introduction to the Trans-Mississippi Theater. Chris Mackowski wrote a nice piece on the myths of Gettysburg and the odd places […]
Read more...Coming Up!
As we embark on a new week I wanted to give an update as to what we have been working on here at Emerging Civil War.
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