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What is the Civil War Round Table Congress and Why Does It Matter?
ECW welcomes Carol Van Ornum, a Civil War CWRT vice president. After joining the Twin Cities Civil War Round Table in 2009, it wasn’t long before I wanted to contribute to the organization in some way. When I asked the current secretary/treasurer what I could do to help, he replied, “Funny you should ask, I’m […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: A Look Back at “1864: The War in the Balance”
Our Tenth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge is in the bag, and we’re already looking forward to next year! Our 11th Annual Symposium will be August 1–3, 2025, at Stevenson Ridge in Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia. Our theme will be “The Cities of War,” with keynote speaker Harold Holzer and a Sunday […]
Read more...Commander-in-Chief at Civil War: Jefferson Davis
ECW welcomes back guest author Kyle R. Hallowell Continuing my previous post, I will evaluate and analyze Jefferson Davis’s role as commander-in-chief of the Confederacy and describe how his actions and inactions ultimately led to his nation’s defeat. Unlike Lincoln, Jefferson Davis failed the crucial test of determining the kind of war his nation was […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Politics in a Time of War
Welcome back to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue previewing of our speaker’s presentations for the 2024 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature Zachery Fry’s topic. Politics in a Time of War: The 1864 Election The presidential election between Abraham Lincoln […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: William Tecumseh Sherman in 1864
Welcome back to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue previewing of our speaker’s presentations for the 2024 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature Cecily N. Zander’s topic. Refining War: William Tecumseh Sherman in 1864 As he conducted his famed march to […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Lincoln, Sheridan, and the Shenandoah Valley in 1864
Welcome back to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue previewing of our speaker’s presentations for the 2024 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature Jonathan A. Noyalas’s Keynote topic. “To Appreciate the Relation”: Lincoln, Sheridan, and the Shenandoah Valley in 1864 Throughout the […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Tim Talbott
Welcome back to a new installment of our 2024 Emerging Civil War Symposium Spotlight as we continue announcing the speaker list! This week we feature Tim Talbott. Tim Talbott is presently the Chief Administrative Officer for the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was formerly the Director of Education, Interpretation, Visitor Services, and Collections, […]
Read more...The Establishment of Arizona Territory: A Confederate Territory in the Southwest
ECW welcomes back guest author Katy Berman Amidst whoops and cheers, Lt. Col. John Baylor and his Texas regiment marched into the southwestern village of Mesilla on July 25, 1861. A week later, there was general rejoicing as Baylor established a provisional Confederate government in the Arizona Territory with Mesilla as its capital. An abundance […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Jonathan A. Noyalas, Keynote
Emerging Civil War is thrilled to announce one of the Keynote Speakers for the 2024 Symposium! Jonathan A. Noyalas is a history professor at Shenandoah University and director of its McCormick Civil War Institute. He is the author or editor of sixteen books and has published more than 100 chapters, essays, articles, and reviews for a […]
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