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Week In Review: November 26 – December 2, 2018
This week was a little slower on the blog but busy in the field. Did you catch American Battlefield Trust’s Facebook Live and see who was helping with the special event? We hope you’ll enjoy the links to these articles and happenings in our week in review…
Read more...Revisiting “Battlefield Travesty” in Advance of a Clean-Up
A few months ago, I shared the unfortunate story of a Civil War site on the edge of the Chancellorsville battlefield that had fallen victim to vandalism and neglect. I’m pleased to report that local students, in partnership with local preservationists, are stepping up to keep it clean! Anderson Ridge sits on the far eastern […]
Read more...Week In Review: August 6-12, 2018
We hope all symposium attendees have returned safely home (or are enjoying an extended trip to visit other historical sites!). Here at Emerging Civil War, we’ve spent the week wrapping up the aftermath of the event…but that doesn’t mean it’s been a slow week on the blog. You’ll find a couple sets of two-part articles, […]
Read more...Vicksburg NMP Brings Back Black Powder
by ECW Correspondent Katherine Duffek Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see and hear cannon and musket fire in real life instead of just in the movies? Well, at Vicksburg National Military Park, visitors can go to the park’s black powder program and watch historians dress up as Civil War soldiers […]
Read more...The REAL “First Shot” Marker
One of the coolest “off the beaten path” sites at Gettysburg is the First Shot marker, just outside of town along the Chambersburg Pike. (The American Battlefield Trust broadcast live from there yesterday on Facebook LIVE, which you can check out here.) There’s also the First Artillery Shot marker at the base of John Buford’s […]
Read more...The ECW Symposium is Almost Sold Out!
Reporting by ECW Correspondent Katie Tercek There are but a handful of tickets left for the Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge (and that’s not just marketing hype, either—we’re nearing capacity!). “This years theme is turning points of the American Civil War,” said Symposium co-organizer Dan Welch. “What were those pivotal moments […]
Read more...Question of the Week: 5/21-5/27/18
You may have noticed Chris Mackowski participate in the recent American Battlefield Trust Facebook Live Videos for the 155th Anniversary of the Vicksburg Campaign. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned about the Siege of Vicksburg? (At any time, not limited to the recent videos)
Read more...ECW Week in Review May 13-20
It has been another incredible week here at Emerging Civil War. Once again, we partnered with our great friends at the American Battlefield Trust for Facebook Live Events for the 155th Anniversary of the Vicksburg Campaign. Spots also remain available for our Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium (you may click here to reserve your […]
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