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Tonight – Fundraiser for Wreaths Across America
It’s tonight! If you’ve donated, thank you! And please check your inbox for the link for tonight’s virtual program. We’ve sent the link a couple times already and will send it one more time this afternoon. (If you are not able to watch the program live… We are planning to record the presentation and will […]
Read more...“Always willing to bear his part of the danger and hardship of his fellow soldiers”: A Story from Winchester National Cemetery
This year, Emerging Civil War is helping to support Wreaths Across America at Winchester National Cemetery through a fundraiser. We are only one week away from an evening virtual program about the cemetery. To whet your appetite for history and showcase the work ECW editors have done preparing for this program, today we are sharing […]
Read more...ECW Podcast: Wreaths Across America
Wreaths Across America is one of America’s most poignant holiday events. This year, Emerging Civil War is helping support efforts at Winchester National Cemetery. Sarah Kay Bierle and her mom, Susan Bierle, talk about the project and a special event sponsored by ECW to support it. Listen for free here on our website or by […]
Read more...Of Monuments & Winchester National Cemetery
From the research desk! I’ve been getting ready for Emerging Civil War’s fundraiser for Wreath Across America, and this past week some of my favorite sources are the commemorative books published after several Union veterans touring trips to battlefields in the decades after the Civil War. The group known as “Sheridan’s Veterans” planned and conducted […]
Read more...August 2022 Newsletter Available!
Yes, it’s September, but did you get your August 2022 ECW Newsletter earlier this week, before the calendar flipped months? We had a lot of news last month. If you missed the newsletter, you missed:
Read more...From Chicory to Cigar Stumps: Confederate Coffee Alternatives in the Civil War
In just about any firsthand account of the Civil War, it’s striking how heavily coffee features in the day to day lives of soldiers. Like many of us today, both Union and Confederate troops found coffee to be absolutely essential as a stimulant, a source of warmth and comfort, and a ritual to congregate around. […]
Read more...Emerging Civil War Hosts Fundraiser for Wreaths Across America
Press Release – August 31, 2022 Every December across the United States, crowds gather quietly in national cemeteries to remember and honor the service and sacrifices by placing evergreen wreaths on the gravestones and saying the names etched there. Winchester National Cemetery in the northern part of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley takes part in this ceremony. […]
Read more...Week In Review: August 21-28, 2022
Lots of new research and “emerging” discussion on the Emerging Civil War blog this week, and here’s the week in review! Sunday, August 21: In the evening, Chris Mackowski posted a “Halleckism” — words from General Henry Halleck.
Read more...ECW Honors Dan Welch with Upton Award
Emerging Civil War has selected Dan Welch as the recipient of this year’s Emory Upton Award. The Upton Award is presented to a member of the Emerging Civil War (ECW) community in recognition of outstanding service to ECW. “Dan has been a pinch hitter for ECW in so many ways it’s almost impossible to track […]
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