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Symposium Spotlight: Charleston 1863 – Evaluating Command, Control, and Technology
Welcome back to our yearly spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue to feature previews of our speaker’s presentations for the 2023 Emerging Civil War Symposium. We’ll also be sharing suggested titles that you may want to read in preparation for these programs. This week […]
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...Echoes of Reconstruction & Civil War Historic Sites
Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog. As many of you know, I had a life-threatening medical issue last March that led to me taking A LOT of very long walks. I try to take many of those walks near Civil War memorials and Reconstruction historic sites! I […]
Read more...Stonewall on the Mend?
I did some work recently for an essay in our upcoming Fallen Leaders book (part of the Emerging Civil War 10th Anniversary Series). The question, a common variation of an old favorite, was this: What if Stonewall Jackson had returned to the Army of Northern Virginia following his wounding at the battle of Chancellorsville? It’s […]
Read more...Saving A Worn-Out Book: Amos Swan and a Regimental History
For several years, I have been interested in the 76th New York Infantry. I’ve written articles about them, and I collect artifacts the veterans held dear. When I had the rare opportunity to purchase an original copy of the 1867 regimental history, I had to follow through! Though it was in poor condition, with several […]
Read more...America’s First War Cartoonist
Thousands of excited Ohioans rushed to enlist in the U.S. Army when news broke of the attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861. Cincinnati native Frank Beard walked to Camp Dennison where officers judged potential recruits’ fitness for duty. Despite his intelligence, robust physique, and enthusiasm, the young man feared immediate rejection, as a huge […]
Read more...Francis Flanagan’s Fredericksburg Redemption
ECW welcomes back guest author Dan Masters For the first four months of his service, Second Lieutenant Francis M. Flanagan of the 133rd Pennsylvania was a pariah in his company. It wasn’t due to any personal reasons, though. The young lieutenant didn’t understand the manual of arms and was unable to instruct his men in […]
Read more...Books I Read in 2022
Since I joined Facebook about 14 years ago I’ve tried to make a habit of posting whatever book that I am currently reading on my feed. Sometimes, but not always, I’ll write a brief paragraph with a thought or two about it, and whether I recommend it or not. My hope is that in doing […]
Read more...Remembering the Battle of Fredericksburg
So often, I’m so caught up in “what’s next” that I’m not as good as I should be about appreciating the “right now.” Ironically, the “right now” often ties back to a historical moment in the past, so it’s more apt to be “back then.” This week marks the 160th anniversary of the battle of […]
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