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From Pony Express Hero to Civil War Casualty: Remembering Johnny Fry
This year marks the 160th anniversary of many important Civil War battles – Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga quickly come to mind. One that has received little attention, however, is the Battle of Baxter Springs, more commonly known as the Baxter Springs Massacre, where 103 Union soldiers were killed on October 6, 1863, in […]
Read more...Evan Portman
Evan Portman has been passionate about history for as long as he can remember. He has enjoyed reading, writing, speaking, and learning about the Civil War ever since he took a trip to Gettysburg as a seven-year-old. Evan majored in history and secondary education at Saint Vincent College and is currently pursuing a master’s degree […]
Read more...BookChat: We Fought at Gettysburg by Carolyn Ivanoff
I recently had the opportunity to chat with author Carolyn Ivanoff about her new book We Fought At Gettysburg: Firsthand Accounts by the Survivors of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Gettysburg Publishing, 2023). “These personal accounts are framed and woven into the sequence of the three-day battle, the aftermath, and beyond, and are presented in […]
Read more...What If: Longstreet at Chickamauga
In a recent episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast, historian Jeff Hunt talked about one of the most interesting ramifications of James Longstreet’s move to the Western Theater in the fall of 1863. We were talking about the Bristoe Station campaign with my ECW colleague Kevin Pawlak, and of course, Longstreet wasn’t involved in […]
Read more...Upcoming Presentations: Oct.–Nov. 2023
October: 1: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” Town of West Sparta, West Sparta, NY 1: Sarah Kay Bierle and Jon Tracey, Battlefield Tour at New Market, New Market, VA (tickets available) 5: Brian Swartz, Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Civil War, New England Civil War Museum, Rockville, CT. 6: Chris Mackowski, “The ANV’s […]
Read more...“Cut Down in the Bud of his Usefulness” – Edward Ratchford Geary at Wauhatchie
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Evan Portman In Delmont, Pennsylvania, a small gravestone stands over one of Westmoreland County’s fallen sons. His story, like many others’ in the Delmont Presbyterian Cemetery, is unknown to most passersby. A large, five-pointed star tops the stone, denoting the Twelfth Army Corps, while two crossed cannon barrels […]
Read more...Upcoming Presentations: September–October 2023
The fall roundtable season is about to kick off, and ECW speakers are hitting the road in force. Here’s a look at the upcoming presentations in September and October. You can check out our full speakers’ schedule here. To request a speaker, check out our ECW speakers bureau. September: 5: Max Longley, “North Carolina’s Civil […]
Read more...Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT) Tries the Civil War
ECW welcomes back guest author Dan Walker How much use would artificial intelligence (AI) be for Civil War research? Lately the news has been full of stories about advances in AI and its benefits and risks for today’s world. But what about historical questions? The Civil War was a long time ago. ChatGPT is an […]
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