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Voices of the Maryland Campaign: September 9, 1862
The pace of the campaign began to pick up on September 9. Robert E. Lee, hopeful that the Federal garrisons in the lower Shenandoah Valley, realized that he would have to nudge them away from his supply line. Accordingly, Lee dictated and distributed Special Order No. 191 to his subordinate commanders. The bold plan outlined […]
Read more...Voices of the Maryland Campaign–September 7, 1862
The gathering Confederate army resting along the Monocacy River outside of Frederick used Sunday, September 7 to relax peacefully in their new camps, preparing for the next campaign. Robert E. Lee believed his army safely ensconced in western Maryland, with no threat from the enemy in sight. “As far as I can learn, the enemy […]
Read more...Voices of the Maryland Campaign: September 5, 1862
While Confederate soldiers under “Stonewall” Jackson’s command poured across the Potomac River, Federal forces inside Washington’s fortifications continued to sort themselves out. President Lincoln met Ambrose Burnside this morning, offering him command of the army tasked with marching into Maryland and expelling the Rebels from the state. Burnside declined, and Lincoln and Henry Halleck informed […]
Read more...Symposium Speaker Lineup Change
We wanted to make you aware that we have had to make a change to one of the topics for this year’s symposium. Due to circumstances beyond his control, Lee White, will be unable to make it to this year’s symposium. Lee will be replaced by David A. Powell. David’s topic will be “The Defense […]
Read more...Determined to Stand and Fight
“I therefore decided to turn down the Valley and proceed according to your instructions to threaten Washington and—if I find an opportunity—to take it.” —Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early, CSA “These men died to save the National Capital, and they did save it.” —Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace, USA Determined to Stand and Fight: The Battle […]
Read more...ECW Week in Review July 3-9
This past week at Emerging Civil War we marked the anniversaries of Gettysburg and Monocacy. We also commemorated Independence Day. If you missed any of our holiday week posts, you may catch up on them following the hyperlinks below.
Read more...ECW Weekender: ECW on the Road this Weekend
Emerging Civil War has a lot going on this weekend in Richmond, Gettysburg, and Frederick, including the launch of the newest book in the Emerging Civil War Series. Folks visiting Richmond National Battlefield on Saturday for the anniversary of the battle of Malvern Hill will have the opportunity to check out Richmond Shall Not Be […]
Read more...Favorite Historical Person: Lew Wallace
As I think about people I admire historically, a spectrum of Federal commanders come to mind: Winfield S. Hancock, Nelson Miles, John Gibbon, etc. But recently, I have come to steadily respect and admire more and more Lew Wallace. Wallace sits atop the mantle for a number of reasons. His tenacity, fearlessness in the face […]
Read more...Week in Review: June 5 to June 11
It has been a busy week at Emerging Civil War. We continued our preview of speaker topics for the 2017 Symposium. Additionally, a new Series “My Favorite Historical Person”, kicked off Friday, June 9. Here is a recap of all our posts from June 5 to June 11. You may click on each of the […]
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