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Echoes of Reconstruction: The USCT Continued to Serve After the War Was Over
ECW is pleased to welcome back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog July 18 was the 158th Anniversary of the assault of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on Battery Wagner near Charleston. The assault was the most famous single military action by Black troops during the Civil War, and public awareness has only grown since […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: “50 Days on the Mountain” with Grant Cottage
Grant Cottage State Historic Site atop Mt. McGregor in Wilton, NY, has been doing some exceptional coverage this year of Ulysses S. Grant’s time atop the mountain, thanks to operations manager Ben Kemp. Ben has been producing a live video series called “50 Days on the Mountain,” which appears on Grant Cottage’s Facebook page. Ben […]
Read more...ECW’s June 2021 Newsletter now available
The June 2021 ECW newsletter went out this morning. Did you get your copy? If not, you missed: news on the new ECW 10th Anniversary Series, including our first release, available now Grant’s Left Hook taking a swing from the ECW Bookshelf ten answers to “10 questions” by Sean Michael Chick, including cameos by PGT […]
Read more...Far Beyond the Sounds of Battle – Seattle, 1864
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Richard Heisler… In 1863, a person living in the fledgling northwest village of Seattle, Washington Territory, was about as removed from the ongoing Civil War as one could be as an American. Just 12 years had passed since the first white settlers established themselves on the location. The village […]
Read more...May 2021 ECW Newsletter now available
Did you get your May 2021 ECW newsletter? We sent it out earlier today, so double-check your inbox if you didn’t see it. In this issue:
Read more...Raising the Regiment: Die Neuner
Cincinnati’s German American community responded to the news of the surrender of Ft. Sumter and President Lincoln’s call for troops with unbridled enthusiasm. Handbills posted the evening of April 14, 1861 on the wall at Turner Hall on Walnut Street included a signup sheet for volunteers. Hundreds enlisted that same evening. Gustav Tafel, leader of […]
Read more...Being Grant: Now and Then (conclusion)
ECW is pleased to welcome back our friend, Dr. Curt Fields. Curt is nationally known for his acclaimed portrayal of Ulysses S. Grant. This week, he reflects on some of the highlights of his career thus far. (part seven of seven) It is important to emphasize how my experience of portraying Ulysses S. Grant, has […]
Read more...The April 2021 ECW Newsletter is Now Available
Did you get your April 2021 ECW newsletter yet? It went out via email today. In this issue: Editor-in-Chief Chris Mackowski fought the lawn and the lawn won. We toss 10 Questions at ECW’s newest full-time contributor. We feature two new books on the ECW Bookshelf. Dave Powell, Eric Wittenberg, and Steve Davis all win […]
Read more...ECW’s March 2021 Newsletter Now Available
March Madness! Women’s History Month! Saint Patrick’s Day! The ECW March 2021 Newsletter! This past month had all sorts of great stuff going on! The newest newsletter hit inboxes today. In this issue:
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