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Cold Furnace
It snowed today in central Virginia, so I took a few minutes away from my desk to enjoy some time on the Chancellorsville battlefield. What a beautiful day!
Read more...Opening the Mine Run Campaign at Germanna Ford and Creating a History of Our Own
Everything was brown: the barren trees, the fallen leaves, the river itself as it pushed between the high banks on either side. Even the crushed gravel of the path was somehow brown as it wound down the hillside from the parking lot to the river’s edge. My youngest son, Maxwell, and I have come to […]
Read more...West Coast Civil War Round Table Conference 2019 Crashed by ECW
November 8-10 was the 2019 West Coast Civil War Round Table Conference. This year it was held in Sacramento, California. I had attended them for years, only taking a break when I was out-of-state. Now I go again. Besides, I had to! Emerging Civil War took over the conference!
Read more...Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Rock of the 40th New York
Part of a series. When you first hear the nickname of the 40th New York Infantry, you might think that the regiment was filled with musicians marching off to serve in the Union Army. “The Mozart Regiment” has a nice ring to it, no pun intended. I have heard some buffs and tourists regaling others […]
Read more...Week In Review: November 11-17, 2019
One of the main features on the blog this week was Chris Mackowki’s interview with John Coski. You’ll also find information about a Medal of Honor recipient, a review of a new movie, saving history news, weekender ideas, and more…
Read more...Corresponding About The 1864 Election
In 1864, Mary Emma Randolph and Walter G. Dunn corresponded about the 1864 election. Walter, a private in the 11th New Jersey but serving in the Invalid Corps during 1864, voted for Lincoln and generally supported the Republican Party. His fiancee also leaned Republican, and though she could not cast a vote, she took a […]
Read more...CVBT Announces A Preservation Victory Along Brock Road
Earlier this week, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT) announced a preservation victory at Spotsylvania, along historic Brock Road. 14.4 acres which had been zoned for residential properties can now be preserved and restored to their 1864 appearance to tell the stories of courage and commitment, determination and sacrifice. The significance of the land is tied […]
Read more...Lincoln Develops a More Modern Command System – Part 2: Frustration to Breakthrough
Emerging Civil War welcomes back JoAnna M. McDonald (This piece follows the introductory reminder of wars and republics and Part 1: Growing Pains) Thus far, in the first fourteen months, President Abraham Lincoln’s command systems had failed to generate success on all fronts, and the next nineteen months he would experience much of the same […]
Read more...Book Review: Searching for Stonewall by Ben Cleary
It seems I’ve been searching for Stonewall Jackson in one capacity or another for more than 20 years, so, needless to say, Ben Cleary’s new book, Searching for Stonewall Jackson, caught my attention. Cleary takes a Tony Horwitz-like approach to his explorations of Stonewall Jackson, combining a modern travelogue with biographical information. The intent is […]
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