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The Downfall of a Federal Corps Commander: Warren-Sheridan and the Five Forks Controversy: Part Two
Part Two in a Series. It was actually an amazing feat that Gouverneur K. Warren still retained a corps command at the start of 1865. His wartime record was solid, but far from stellar. As I mentioned earlier, Warren was an odd duck. His wartime photographs show a confident and somewhat dashing officer. Upon closer […]
Read more...The Downfall of a Federal Corps Commander: Warren-Sheridan and the Five Forks Controversy: Part One
Part One in a Series. It is a well-known fact that many historians live with the characters that they write about for many years. Delving into a major project often exposes us to an abundance of characters that are well known to the Civil War community as a whole. Some historians have made their entire […]
Read more...Early Bird Rate Reminder: Second Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium
The Second Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium will be held at Stevenson Ridge. August 7 – 9, 2015. The $75 Early Bird rate will expire on April 30th. Register now to reserve your spot (reservations are required). For more information or to register, send an e-mail to: emergingcivilwar@gmail.com or contact Stevenson Ridge at (540) 582-6263. Stevenson […]
Read more...To Crush One Corps of Sherman’s Army: Henry Slocum’s Actions at Bentonville
Major General Henry W. Slocum could hardly believe his ears. Standing before him was an emaciated figure, dressed in enemy gray. The man, a “galvanized Yankee”, which was a term applied to captured Union soldiers who chose to enter Confederate service rather than risk languishing in a Rebel prison, told the commander of the Army […]
Read more...Sherman’s Memoirs Inspire Davis’ “Calamity”
By ECW Correspondent Pat Tintle After sitting down to read the memoirs of Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman one year ago, Daniel T. Davis was sparked by the idea to write about the battles of Averasboro and Bentonville—two battles in which the general led the Union Army to victory. The battles of Averasboro and Bentonville […]
Read more...Special Announcement: Final Details on 2015 Emerging Civil War Symposium
We are pleased to announce that the preliminary details of the 2015 Emerging Civil War Symposium have been finalized! From August 7 – 9, 2015, the Second Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium will be held at Stevenson Ridge. The price for admission is $75 for the early bird rate (register by April 30th). The regular rate is $95. Reservations are […]
Read more...Kristopher D. White
Kris White is a co-founder of Emerging Civil War. Kris is the deputy director of education at the American Battlefield Trust. White is a graduate of Norwich University with an M.A. in Military History, as well as a graduate of California University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in History. For nearly five years he served […]
Read more...In Memory of Harry Pfanz
The Civil War community lost a giant late last month. Harry Pfanz, former chief historian for Gettysburg National Military Park, passed away on January 27 after a long illness. He was 93. (Read his obituary in The Gettysburg Times.) Few of us at ECW knew Harry personally. He had retired from the public eye well […]
Read more...The Battle of Portland Harbor, Part Two
Part Two of a series on the Battle of Portland Harbor, which occurred on June 27, 1863. Part One can be read here. Charles W. Read’s 4,000 mile journey from the coast of Brazil culminated as he sailed the Archer, a captured fishing schooner, into Portland, Maine’s harbor after nightfall of June 26, 1863. The […]
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