Tag Archives: American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust at Chickamauga LIVE

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

It’s the 150th anniversary of the battle of Chickamauga. Our friends at the American Battlefield Trust are on there, broadcasting through Facebook LIVE. If you haven’t been following along, we encourage you to tune in throughout the day on Thursday. … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: A Message From American Battlefield Trust

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War is pleased to assist preservation efforts and share the following message and call to action from President Jim Lighthizer from American Battlefield Trust about an important piece of congressional legislation. Dear Friends, My name is Jim Lighthizer … Continue reading →

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Reams Station Trail Map

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Edward S. Alexander

Tomorrow marks the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Reams Station. The Union Fifth Corps cut the Petersburg & Weldon Railroad on August 18, 1864, and Confederate counteroffensives failed to drive them off the position. While Gouverneur Warren’s men built … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: American Battlefield Trust Working To Save Three 1862 Battlefields

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

News from American Battlefield Trust… What do Hickenlooper’s Battery, Randol’s Battery, and Latimer’s Battery all have in common? Each was part of key battle action near three crucial tracts on three 1862 battlefields – Shiloh in the west, and Glendale … Continue reading →

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The Trust’s Teacher Institute: A Recap and a Thank You

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

With the American Battlefield Trust’s 2018 Teacher Institute now in the books for a week, and my own dispatches finally exhausted, I want to offer one final thank-you to the Trust for allowing me and Emerging Civil War to participate. … Continue reading →

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The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Helping Teachers Teach History More Effectively

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

“What do historians do?” Bruce Lesh asks the room full of social studies teachers. The teachers offer answers: Solve problems. Research. Write. Argue. “In that discussion, we leave out the only thing we do in the classroom,” Lesh points out. … Continue reading →

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The Trust’s Teacher Institute: The Men Who Invented the Constitution

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

“There are, every now and then, rooms where it all happens,” said David Stewart. “If we have a sacred space in this country, that’s it. That’s the room to see.” Stewart, author of The Summer of 1787: The Men Who … Continue reading →

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The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Teaching Through Turning Points with Kris White

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

What is a turning point? That’s the question Kris White asked the assembled room of teachers in Valley Forge. They’d come to his Teacher Institute workshop to hear him talk about “Teaching Through Turning Points.” As co-editor of ECW’s Turning … Continue reading →

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The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Rethinking George Washington with Phill Greenwalt

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

When he takes to the front of the room for his talk at the American Battlefield Trust’s Teacher Institute, Phill Greenwalt introduces himself as the co-founder of Emerging Revolutionary War and as the acting chief of interpretation at Morristown National … Continue reading →

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The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Where’s “Waldo”

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

I’m not normally one for taking selfies, but I got to spend time with a lot of cool people and see a lot of cool stuff at the American Battlefield Trust’s Teacher Institute in Philadelphia this week, so I want … Continue reading →

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