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A Season of Slaughter
“One thing is certain of this campaign thus far, and that is that more blood has been shed, more lives lost, and more human suffering undergone, than ever before in a season.” — Dr. Daniel Holt, 121st New York Infantry A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 8-21, 1864 by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White Savas […]
Read more...The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson
“With deep grief, the commanding general announces to the army the death of Lt. Gen. T. J. Jackson, who expired on the 10th inst, at 3:15 PM. The daring, skill, and energy of this great and good soldier, by the decree of an all-wise Providence, are now lost to us.” — Gen. Robert E. Lee The Last […]
Read more...Simply Murder
“What a bloody, one-sided battle this was. It was simply murder . . . . We can see when we have a chance; here we had none.” — Union soldier Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862 by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White Savas Beatie, 2012 192 pp.; 6 maps, 205 pictures ISBN: 978-1-61121-146-7 […]
Read more...Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost: Part Five
Part five in a series. This series was put together from one of my extended graduate school research papers. The sources used were the current research between 2007-2008, obviously the historiography of the Civil War expands on a monthly basis, thus some of the “current research” in the paper is no longer exactly current. ************** […]
Read more...Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost: Part Four
Part four in a series. This series was put together from one of my extended graduate school research papers. The sources used were the current research between 2007-2008, obviously the historiography of the Civil War expands on a monthly basis, thus some of the “current research” in the paper is no longer exactly current. **************** […]
Read more...A Challenge Answered: The Battle of Kelly’s Ford, March 17, 1863
William Woods Averell was usually considered an even-tempered individual. However, in the opening weeks of March, 1863 his blood had been brought to a boil. This mild mannered New Yorker, whose great grandfather had signed the Declaration of Independence, had his heart set on revenge. Averell was a drugstore clerk before he received his appointment […]
Read more...Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost: Part Three
Part three in a series. This series was put together from one of my extended graduate school research papers. The sources used were the current research between 2007-2008, obviously the historiography of the Civil War expands on a monthly basis, thus some of the “current research” in the paper is no longer exactly current. ************ […]
Read more...Storming the works at Savas Beatie
I had the opportunity during a recent trip to California to drop in on the fabulous folks at Savas Beatie. It was a quick trip, so managing editor Ted Savas and I only had time to talk about smoking cigars rather than actually smoke any. “Next time!” he promised. Savas Beatie is the leading commercial […]
Read more...ECW welcomes Jackson Foster
We’re pleased to welcome aboard Jackson Foster, a photographer and graphic designer based in the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area. Jackson has a keen, creative eye, and we’re pleased he’ll be sharing his battlefield photography with you. Jackson’s been a life-long student of the Civil War. Since relocating from to Fredericksburg from Chicago in 2005, his interest […]
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