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A Whiff of Treason? John Hay, George B. McClellan, and the Incident with Major John J. Key
ECW welcomes guest author Alexander B. Rossino A scandalous incident occurred in Washington, D.C. soon after the end of the 1862 Maryland Campaign. In late September, Maj. John J. Key, an officer attached to the staff of general-in-chief Henry Halleck, and the brother of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s closest advisor, Col. Thomas M. Key, […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Neil P. Chatelain
Welcome to another installment of our 2022 Emerging Civil War Symposium Spotlight Series. We are introducing you to each of our outstanding speakers that will be presenting at the Eighth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium August 5 – 7, 2022. Today’s featured speaker is Neil P. Chatelain.
Read more...The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Endnotes
A reviewer recently lamented about all the hard work it is to turn on his computer, wait for the internet to boot up, type in a web address, and go to the online repository of footnotes/endnotes for ECW books. “This reviewer has reviewed several other works in the series and find the omission of a […]
Read more...The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Lincoln Comes to Gettysburg
by Brad Gottfried When Linda and I retired in 2017, we decided to move up to the Gettysburg area of Pennsylvania. I became a Gettysburg Licensed Town Guide. I loved (and still do) walking visitors around the streets of Gettysburg, describing its founding, the role the town played in the battle, and Lincoln’s visit. The […]
Read more...The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: The Most Desperate Acts of Gallantry
by Daniel T. Davis I’ve always been fascinated with George A. Custer. As a second grader, I watched the film They Died With Their Boots On. While far from historical fact, it appealed to my imagination. When Kris White and Chris Mackowski launched Emerging Civil War, it was a foregone conclusion that my first post […]
Read more...The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Richmond Shall Not Be Given Up!
It’s a story familiar to many of us. An uncle took me to a battlefield when I was six, and I was hooked—only it wasn’t Gettysburg! It was Cold Harbor and the fields of the Seven Days battles. Every year for Christmas he sent me a book from the “General” to the “Colonel,” my favorite […]
Read more...The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Battle Above the Clouds
Writing Battle above the Clouds To date, I have written eleven books, co-authored one (Tullahoma) and contributed essays to two more. Most of that writing has been published by Savas Beatie, though I have also worked with Southern Illinois University Press, Louisiana University Press, and University of Tennessee Press. I’ve been very fortunate that, since […]
Read more...The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Determined to Stand and Fight
When I reflect on the battle of Monocacy and the origins of what eventually became Determined to Stand and Fight, I think back to how the engagement outside of Frederick, Maryland, gave me a greater appreciation for the smaller actions of the Civil War. As a student of the Civil War, I had certainly spent […]
Read more...The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: A Long and Bloody Task and All the Fighting They Want
The Romans had a phrase: Brevitas aurea est, “shortness is golden.” (Well, they really didn’t, but amo Latinam, so I make these things up as I go along.) As an Atlanta Campaign guy, I join countless others in esteeming Albert Castel’s Decision in the West (1992) as the go-to source on the subject. Al was […]
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