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East Tennessee and Confederate Copper
On November 25, 1863, Colonel Eli Long rode into Cleveland, Tennessee, at the head of 1,500 Union cavalrymen. They were there to wreak general havoc. When it comes to Civil War cavalry raids, Long’s Cleveland incursion does not garner much attention. It was not a spectacular bit of insolence, like J.E. B. Stuart’s Ride around […]
Read more...Happy Fourth of July From ECW!
Wishing you a safe and fun-filled day celebrating American freedom! Brief Historical Thoughts For The Day:
Read more...My Favorite Historical Person: James Hanger
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Trout As a Civil War historian, the toughest and most challenging question of all is “who is your favorite historical person?” From Union war heroes to gallant Rebel commanders to the common soldier to the near-million fallen troops of both sides, they all have unique, meaningful, […]
Read more...Thinking About The Irish Brigade At Antietam
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a day many folks find something from Ireland to enjoy. I have two traditions on the unofficial holiday: wear a little green and remember the Irish-American contributions during the Civil War. Last year, I wrote about Irish music in America during the 19th Century. This year I find myself remembering […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: The USS Monitor Center
Have you ever been aboard a Civil War ironclad, or two? You can come close in The USS Monitor Center nestled in a beautiful setting at The Mariners’ Museum & Park, Newport News, Virginia. The Monitor Center is the official repository and preservation lab for over 200 tons of priceless artifacts recovered from the iconic […]
Read more...Chapter Five
CHAPTER FIVE: “The Cresting Tide: Robert E. Lee and the Road to Chancellorsville” by Kristopher D. White Commentary · Images · Additional Resources · Suggested Reading · About the Author Commentary By Brian Matthew Jordan, co-editor, “Engaging the Civil War” Series Noah Brooks remembered that May afternoon in vivid detail. “Never as long as I […]
Read more...Welles and Fox: Dynamic Duo of the Deep (and Shallow)
Lee and Jackson, Grant and Sherman—celebrated partnerships of the Civil War. But there was another highly successful team, which receives less credit than is due: Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles and Assistant Secretary Gustavus Vasa Fox. Almost nothing in the history and traditions of the United States Navy prepared it for the challenges of […]
Read more...Advance of the Ironclads (part one)
Today we are pleased to welcome Eric Sterner. Eric is a national security and aerospace consultant in the Washington, DC area. He held senior staff positions for the Committees on Armed Services and Science in the House of Representatives and served in the Department of Defense and as NASA. He earned a BA at American University […]
Read more...In Memory of Al Conner, Jr.
The shady glen look like something out of Middle-Earth: ferns cluster in small patches on the sun-dappled forest floor and piles of lichen-covered rocks sit half-submerged in the ground. A lightly mulched path winds among the trees and among the dips and small hillocks. Old pits the size of mattresses pock the landscape everywhere. The […]
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