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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...John Buford, Billy Burke, and the Decision that United Them Across Nearly 140 Years
On the evening of June 30, 1863, 37-year-old Brig. Gen. John Buford did not know when help was coming. His two brigades of cavalry, about 2,700 men, had entered the crossroads town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, that morning and “Found everybody in a terrible state of excitement.” How many of the enemy were in front of […]
Read more...The Wheeling Horse Hospital
ECW welcomes guest author Christy Perry Tuohey “The Civil War was a war of animal power. Thousands of horses accompanied the armies of both sides, pulling artillery and supply wagons, carrying cavalry, cannoneers, and officers. They provided the power for transportation and communication, and made possible the kind of fighting that occurred, and the war’s […]
Read more...In Memoriam: Meg Groeling
Emerging Civil War is sad to share the news of the death of a treasured member of our community, Meg Groeling. In March 2021, Meg shared with ECW readers that she had been diagnosed with lymphoma. After an initial rough spell, she bounced back. “You don’t beat lymphoma,” she told me. “You live with it, […]
Read more...CWRT Congress: How Are Your New Members and Visitors Treated?
By Carol VanOrnum, Vice President, Civil War Roundtable Congress An anonymous comment was posted at the conclusion of our article of November 27, 2022 for the Emerging Civil War, and, to say the least, it concerned the Board of the CWRT Congress: “It is unfortunate that so many CWRT’s are failing. Equally unfortunate is that […]
Read more...Home Libraries (Revisited): Building a Library From Scratch
During the height of the Covid pandemic when historians were sequestered indoors, a series hit the blog that shared the Home Libraries of the ECW team, full of pictures and stories of massive or humble book collections. For a recap of that series, visit HERE. Well, I wasn’t part of the team at the time, […]
Read more...Week In Review: July 25-31, 2022
Book reviews, navy traditions, Civil War memory, what ifs, and more this week on the ECW Blog! Monday, July 25: Question of the Week highlighted battlefield cannons.
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