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September-October 2019 Presentations
September: 4th: Bert Dunkerly, Battle of Eutaw Spring, Dr. George Mosse SAR (SC) 4th: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” Genessee Community College, Batavia, NY 9th-11th: Chris Kolakowski, “The Kentucky Campaign,” East Tennessee Civil War Round Tables in Knoxville, Kingsport, and Morristown
Read more...Week In Review: August 19-25, 2019
We hope you had a great week and stayed cool in the summer heat. Here’s what we’ve been writing and there’s a lot more coming next week! Monday, August 19: Question of the Week offers a chance to look back on your own history journey. ECW Correspondent Meghan Hall shared about an effort to tie […]
Read more...Of Dentists & Elections
I’ve been reading 1864 entries from Benjamin Brown French’s journal this summer as part of my tangent study for perspective on how folks in the north responded to the impending presidential election. French offers quite a contrast of subjects in his entries at the end of August and beginning of September.
Read more...Week In Review: August 11-18, 2019
From battlefield visits to upcoming events, articles by our correspondents, and details of a brigade’s route to Gettysburg, we’ve rounded up the blog posts of the week at Emerging Civil War. Happy reading! Sunday, August 11: Check out what Maine at War has been publishing recently… Monday, August 12: Question of the Week was a […]
Read more...“A Good Time Was Had By All”–Scenes from the Sixth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
The Sixth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge is now in the books. Wow, what a great time last weekend! On Monday morning, we’ll announce details about next year’s event, so stay tuned! In the meantime, take a look at last weekend’s fun:
Read more...A Walk to the Site of Pelham’s Death
At the Symposium over the weekend, one of the attendees asked me how to get to the John Pelham marker at Kelly’s Ford. “Keep walking out the trail, and when you think you’ve gone too far, keep going,” I told him. “You’ll eventually come to a fork. Take the right, and it’s off in the […]
Read more...The 2019-2020 ECW Speakers Bureau is Now Available
Emerging Civil War is pleased to announce that our new 2019-2020 Speakers Bureau brochure is now available. If you’re looking to book an ECW speaker for your roundtable, historical society, or museum, our speakers bureau brochure provides one-stop shopping! We have twenty-three speakers listed in this year’s brochure (alphabetically), including some new names:
Read more...Week In Review: July 29-August 4, 2019
Symposium Week! In fact as this post publishes, we’re finishing up (or driving back) from the Sunday morning tour of North Anna sites. We hope you enjoyed the symposium if you attended or are having a fabulous weekend wherever you are! Monday, July 29: Question of the Week – Montegomery or Richmond and a great […]
Read more...August-September 2019 Presentations
August: 2nd – 4th: The Sixth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Spotsylvania, VA 12th: Chris Kolakowski, “1864: Decision at Sea,” Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table, Fredericksburg, VA
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