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The Civil War Zoom Boom, part two: The Museum of Civil War Medicine
(part two in a series) Since the pandemic triggered stay-at-home orders and lockdowns, Civil War history has been booming online—particularly interview programs that take advantage of Zoom conferencing technology. In part one of the series, we talked about the significant influence the American Battlefield Trust has had by adopting Zoom early and going all-in. Another […]
Read more...The Civil War Zoom Boom, part one: The American Battlefield Trust
(part one in a series) It’s been a while since I’ve channel surfed on TV, but Civil War buffs scrolling through their evening Facebook feeds might feel a little deja vu these days. Since the pandemic lock-down triggered stay-at-home orders across the country, the amount of Civil War-related programming has exploded online as work-at-home historians […]
Read more...A Walk Around the Fox House at North Anna
On this date, May 23, in 1864, Ulysses S. Grant rudely interrupted an afternoon glass of buttermilk Robert E. Lee was enjoying on the porch of the Fox house, just south of the North Anna River. By the end of the day, a Confederate staffer would be buried under a pile of chimney bricks. Recently, […]
Read more...ECW’s 5,000th Post!
Welcome to Emerging Civil War’s 5,000th post! Since we launched in August of 2011, ECW has grown from a small handful of writers to a community of more than 30. We’ve had some historians come and others go, but one thing has remained constant: an eclectic collection of high-quality writing, research, and scholarship. We also […]
Read more...TONIGHT: The American Battlefield Trust’s Civil War Fantasy Draft
Join ECW tonight at 7:15 for a fun Facebook LIVE special event sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust: The Civil War Fantasy Draft! ECW historians Dan Davis, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, Dave Powell, and Kris White will be participating, along with Garry Adelman, Doug Douds, Jim Hessler, Connor Townsend, and Wayne Motts. You can play along, […]
Read more...A Conversation with Garry Adelman (part one)
part one of a six-part series If anyone in the Civil War community sets the bar for excitement and enthusiasm, it’s Garry Adelman. Garry is the chief historian for the American Battlefield Trust, and during his time with ABT, he has made himself into a household name through his embrace of social media and his […]
Read more...A Conversation with Carol Reardon (part six)
(part six in a series) To help commemorate Women’s History Month, I’m talking this week with Carol Reardon. In yesterday’s segment, she talked about ways that she has learned, as an academic and a public historian, to reach wider and more diverse audiences. Many buffs, for instance, are familiar with her contributions to Gary Gallagher’s […]
Read more...A Conversation with Carol Reardon (part one)
(part one in a series) March is Women’s History Month, and as is our custom at Emerging Civil War, we like to highlight the roles women play in Civil War public history. This year, I was privileged to spend some time talking with Carol Reardon, the Grand Dame of Civil War military historians. Of course, […]
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