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Tag Archives: Ambrose Bierce
Is Ambrose Bierce an Accurate Primary Source and Does it Matter?
Ambrose Bierce is certainly one of the most well-known authors of Civil War short stories, and his writing is compelling. Written with biting satire, twisted humor, and a type of sarcastic nostalgia, he earned his reputation as a strange writer. … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Memory, Primary Sources
Tagged accuracy, Ambrose Bierce, Chickamauga, eyewitness
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Idealistic Uncle and Cynical Nephew: Lucius Bierce, Ambrose Bierce, and the Civil War – Part 2
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Max Longley. See Part 1 here… Part Two: Ambrose and Uncle Lucius in the Civil War – and the war’s effects on them (mainly on Ambrose) Ambrose served at the battlefront while his … Continue reading
Idealistic Uncle and Cynical Nephew: Lucius Bierce, Ambrose Bierce, and the Civil War – Part 1
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Max Longley… Part One: 1859 – Lucius’ prewar influence on Ambrose? Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) was a journalist, satirist and writer of short stories about war and the supernatural who acquired literary fame over … Continue reading
A Conversation with Caroline Janney (part three)
(part three of four) As a scholar, Dr. Caroline Janney has explored a strong interest in Civil War memory. During our conversation with her this week, she’s also talked about the deep connection to place she feels as a historian. … Continue reading
Forging a State: The Western Virginia Campaign of July 1861–Part II
Robert Garnett set his men to work immediately upon assuming command of what he dubbed the Army of the Northwest. He drilled the raw recruits and ordered them to dig earthworks at their two defensive positions at Rich Mountain and … Continue reading
“History Hides the Lies of Our Civil War”: The Forgotten Battle of Pickett’s Mill
Today we are pleased to welcome guest author Angela M. Zombek, Ph.D. Angela is an Assistant Professor of History at St. Petersburg College, in Clearwater, Florida. Sh erecieved her an M.A. from the University of Akron, and her Ph.D. from … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Memory
Tagged 124th Ohio, 15th Ohio, 23rd Kentucky, 27th Ohio, 41st Ohio, 49th Ohio, 9th Kentucky, Ambrose Bierce, Atlanta Campaign, Carol Reardon, Col. Oliver Payne, Dallas Line, Dyer's Compendium, Joseph Johnston, National Tribune, New Hope Church, William T. Sherman
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Remembering Pickett’s Mill
This past weekend (June 3-5) I was privileged to participate in activities connected with the 152nd Anniversary of the battle of Pickett’s Mill. I cover the engagement in our new volume in the Emerging Civil War Series, A Long and Bloody … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Civil War Series, Western Theater
Tagged A Long and Bloody Task, Alatoona Pass, Ambrose Bierce, Dallas, Emerging Civil War Series, Georgia State Historic Sites, Joseph Johnston, New Hope Church, Patrick Cleburne, Picket's Mill, Western & Atlantic Railroad, William T. Sherman
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“A Common Despair”—The Slaughter of Pickett’s Mill
The experience of combat was something many veterans wished to forget. For the Union soldiers that experienced the fighting in the Hell Hole, this would be particularly true—especially the unfortunate ones who were involved in the battle of Pickett’s Mill. … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Western Theater
Tagged 154th New York, Ambrose Bierce, Atlanta Campaign, Daniel Govan, Hell Hole, Hiram Granbury, Joseph Wheeler, Lewis Warner, Nathaniel McLean, New Hope Church, Oliver Otis Howard, Patrick Cleburne, Pickett's Mill, Thomas Key, Thomas Wood, William B. Hazen, William Gibson
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