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Lee’s Luck
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author John Roos… As the 214th birthday of Robert E. Lee has come and gone, I couldn’t help but to reflect on the general. Living in the Fredericksburg area, and giving tours on all the major fields in this area, I have come to see the evolution and devolution […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Phil Kearney
Welcome back to another installment of our 2021 Emerging Civil War Spotlight series. Each we have introduced you to another of our outstanding topics that will be presented at the Seventh Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium August 6-8, 2021. Today we have Kris White preview his talk on fallen leader Phil Kearny:
Read more...“Reflections” on Lincoln by Alexander Stephens
It is well known that President Abraham Lincoln and Alexander H. Stephens, who served as Vice President of the Confederacy during the Civil War, were friends despite being on opposite sides of the war. Becoming acquainted during their service in the House of Representatives during the Mexican War, the pair even worked together to get […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: Confederate Cemetery at Spotsylvania Court House (In The Snow)
Fallen Union soldiers from the battlefields of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House were eventually laid to rest in Fredericksburg National Cemetery. But what happened to the Confederate graves? Many of the Confederate dead were disinterred and reburied in the Confederate Cemeteries at Fredericksburg and at Spotsylvania Court House. Spotsylvania Court House in—you […]
Read more...Learning Civil War History: The Pandemic Perspective
On January 18, 2021, I began teaching a Civil War history class at Penn State, where most instruction is currently taking place via the (now) ubiquitous Zoom platform. I have been fortunate to teach the department’s Civil War survey in person previously, so I had my course materials ready to go. I quickly realized, however, […]
Read more...General John F. Reynolds: Great Corps Commander or Just Famous for Dying at Gettysburg?
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author John Roos Icons within the American Civil War can be found everywhere. Some loom larger than others, like Robert E. Lee, William Sherman, and “Stonewall” Jackson. Others find their fame within one specific moment. Examples might be George Thomas or George Pickett. When someone visits battlefields like Chickamauga or […]
Read more...ECW’s January Bookshelf
Do you need some ideas about what books to read next from your collection? Look no further than the current list of what ECW’s members are reading this month! Let us know what books you are currently reading in the comments below. Ed Alexander I just started Ted Widmer’s Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to […]
Read more...David Laird and The Christian Commission at Gettysburg
My ongoing work about Camp Letterman General Hospital and the treatment of the wounded following the battle of Gettysburg tends not to be the most uplifting work. Though stories of resilience and healing are common, so too are stories of death. Sometimes, however, even a story of death can give insight into the fears and […]
Read more...Echoes of Reconstruction: Challenges for Frederick Douglass Post-War: Black Equality & the Memory of Lee
ECW welcomes back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog I sometimes hear comedians joke that Black History Month, celebrated annually in February, is during the shortest month of the year. Rather than being emblematic of a slight, February was chosen by the outstanding African American historian Carter Woodson back in 1924. Originally a week-long celebration […]
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