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2023 Women’s History Month Chat, Part 1
Earlier this month, JoAnna M. McDonald, Sheritta Bitikofer, Meg Groeling, Cecily Nelson Zander, and Sarah Kay Bierle gathered virtually to chat and celebrate Women’s History Month. We took some notes from a few of the discussion topics we discussed and hope you’ll enjoy Part 1 and Part 2 of the conversation! Topic: Let’s highlight a […]
Read more...A Recap of Black History Month 2023 at ECW
Before we get too far away from February, we want to recap our coverage for Black History Month 2023: Feb 10: Brian Swartz wrote about Calvin McRae: “Escaped New Orleans Slave Made a Good Maine Soldier” Feb. 13: Sarah Kay Bierle wrote about James H. Foster: “I Wanted To Be Free” Feb. 25-27: Tim Talbott […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: 2023 Battlefield Tour on Sunday!
It’s a tradition at the Emerging Civil War Symposiums to go on a battlefield tour on Sunday morning! This year we’ll be heading to the First Day at Chancellorsville Battlefield where Daniel T. Davis and Sarah Kay Bierle will team to co-lead a tour of this extensive property preserved by the American Battlefield Trust. Dan […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Low Ticket Warning!
Is everyone excited about our slate of speakers for 2023? Timothy B. Smith, James Hessler, Cecily Nelson Zander, Chris Kolakowski, Zachery Fry, Neil Chatelain, Sarah Kay Bierle, and Jon Tracey all evaluating the pivotal year of 1863. Whew! We can’t wait to see that lineup. And we know that you all are as excited as […]
Read more...What’s Your Favorite Civil War T-Shirt?
Searching through the ECW archives the other day, I came across a February 2020 post by Sarah Kay Bierle that showed off a few of her favorite pieces of Civil War apparel—most notably several pretty funny Civil War-theme t-shirts. (For a good chuckle, check it out.) That reminded me of a recent shirt I picked […]
Read more...Commemorating the 160th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Today marks the 160th anniversary of Lincoln signing the final Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. The proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves” within areas of rebellion “are, and henceforward shall be free.” “I never in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right than I do […]
Read more...Year in Review 2022: Symposium
At the 2022 Emerging Civil War Symposium, we took the plunge and headed into a different theme for the event “What If?” Taking the opportunity to explore known history and then consider alternate (though still realistic) possibilities helped the real history come to life in fresh perspectives. Garry Adelman gave the keynote presentation, taking a […]
Read more...Reflections: 2022 Wreaths Across America—Winchester National Cemetery
Winchester National Cemetery holds just over 5,500 interments, of which around 4,400 are United States soldiers that served during the Civil War. These include soldiers who perished in combat, died of their wounds, or passed due to disease within the Lower Shenandoah Valley, recovered postwar from a 40-mile radius, including Kernstown, Cedar Creek, Harpers Ferry, […]
Read more...The Aftermath of Fredericksburg
In the aftermath of the battle of Fredericksburg, recriminations flew and fingers pointed as people tried to assign and avoid blame for the debacle. The aftermath of fighting also saw one of the war’s most famous acts of compassion—160 years ago today. From the ECW YouTube page: For more from Fredericksburg this year, read […]
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