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2022 Symposium Recap
We had a wonderful 2022 Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge this past weekend. “You all nailed it,” one of our attendees said on a feedback form. “Can’t wait for next year.” More than one person said “Best Symposium ever!” We have to admit, we were pretty stoked. Here are some of the highlights […]
Read more...What If…USCT Led The Attack at the Battle of the Crater
Pondering our Emerging Civil War series about “What Ifs…?”, I thought about the many what if situations that I have been asked at either tours or talks that I have given. A visitor who knew that I was an author with Emerging Civil War, recently asked me what was the most asked “what if” question […]
Read more...What If there were What-Ifs on ECW’s YouTube page?
Keeping in the spirit of our What-If weekend for the Eighth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, we’re rolling out a fantastic line-up of historians on the ECW YouTube page over the next few days to talk about some of their favorite “What Ifs.” We kicked things off this evening with living historian […]
Read more...“I Don’t Like to Engage in What-Ifs, But….”
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard someone say, “I don’t like to engage in ‘What-Ifs…’” and then launch themselves into a discussion about a “What If,” I could’ve funded the upcoming ECW Symposium on What Ifs out of my own pocket. I heard it happen again this week. For the record, […]
Read more...Why “Stuff” A Horse?
I’ve been reading the book entitled Confederate Exceptionalism by Nicole Maurantonio, and it has a chapter about “relics” connected to Stonewall Jackson. The prime “relic” discussed in the chapter is Little Sorrel’s taxidermy hide which the author clearly did not relish seeing. The chapter had quite a few details about the “preservation” of the old […]
Read more...Amiel Whipple’s Armor of Dirt
We have written about the death of Brig. Gen. Amiel Whipple exactly once on this blog in ten and a half years, and that wasn’t until August of 2021 in a guest post by T. J. Bradley, writing about sharpshooters. Whipple was mortally wounded by a sharpshooter on May 4, 1863, at the battle of […]
Read more...The “Dutch” Artillery Sergeant Declares He Is NOT Retreating
The 123rd New York Infantry, part of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the XII Corps of the Army of the Potomac, built substantial earthworks on Culp’s Hill on July 2, 1863. However, as the Confederate attacks on Day 2 of the battle of Gettysburg pressured the Federal left flank first, the 123rd […]
Read more...Tardy Daniel Sickles and the First Slow Steps Toward Controversy
When people think of Dan Sickles at Gettysburg, the first thing that comes to mind is his ill-fated move toward the Peach Orchard on July 2. Ordered to hold a position that extended the Union line south from Cemetery Hill to the northern slopes of Little Round Top, Sickles instead advanced a mile forward to […]
Read more...Unpublished: Channing Price’s Pocket Diary, 1861-1862
If you know the historical name “Channing Price,” you probably associate him with the “glory days” of General J.E.B. Stuart and the Confederate cavalry in the East. This young officer served on Stuart’s staff from July 29, 1862, until he was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville on May 1, 1863. Over the past years, […]
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