Showing results for "Chancellorsville"
Gordon’s Flank Attack Trail (Wilderness Battlefield)
Inspired by Chris Mackowski’s “virtual tour” of the Chancellorsville History Trail on the blog in 2020, I’m inviting you to “take a hike” on the Gordon Flank Attack Trail on The Wilderness Battlefield on this battle anniversary day. The trail begins at the NPS Contact Station/Shelter for the Wilderness Battlefield just off Route 20 which […]
Read more...Book Review: The Maps of the Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign
The Maps of the Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign: An Atlas of Mounted Operations from Brandy Station through Falling Waters, June 9-July 14, 1863 By Bradley M. Gottfried Savas Beatie, 2020, $34.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Zachery A. Fry Seasoned followers of Emerging Civil War will recognize Brad Gottfried as author of a veritable library of […]
Read more...Left Behind: Pieces of Lives & Personal Stories
Last afternoon, I stopped by the Jackson’s Flank Attack site at Chancellorsville battlefield for “coffee with the XI Corps.” As I sat under one of the trees looking east over the fields, I was thinking about the things the Union soldiers left behind when they were surprised by the attacking Confederates. This sentence from John […]
Read more...Question of the Week: 5/3-5/9/21
In your opinion, what was THE decisive moment in the Chancellorsville Campaign?
Read more...Video Tour of Jackson’s Flank March
Today’s the anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s fateful flank march at the 1863 battle of Chancellorsville. In 2020, ECW’s Chris Mackowski did a video tour along the flank march route. You can take a watch from the ECW YouTube page:
Read more...Week In Review: April 25-May 2, 2021
Sunday, April 25: Postscript transcription for Greg Mertz’s interview. “What’s next in retirement?” Monday, April 26: Question of the Week highlighted high ground at Gettysburg. Chris Mackowski has been reading Ty Seidule’s new book, Robert E. Lee & Me, and shared some thoughts.
Read more...“At Liberty Gap . . . Every Man is a Hero”: The Story of an Ohio Soldier
While I have spent many years collecting Civil War artifacts and photographs, at some point I made a conscious decision to limit the scope of my collection to only those items from a specific geographic area, namely southeastern Ohio and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. I have managed to collect dozens of photographs, letters, […]
Read more...On The Eve Of War: Conclusion
Wrapping up our journey through different historic locations “on the eve of war” and sending a big thank you to the authors who contributed and all the readers who have been following the posts. If you’ve missed any of the articles in the series, please use this post for easy access. We have some more […]
Read more...Week In Review: April 12-18-2021
Continuing with the series On The Eve Of War, exploring Fort Sumter, the release of a new book, and much more on the blog this week… Monday, April 12: Question of the Week talked about visiting Charleston, South Carolina. On The Eve Of War: New Orleans, Louisiana (Sean Michael Chick)
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