Tag Archives: Andrew Johnson

A Conversation with Emma Murphy (part five)

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

(part five of five) For Women’s History Month, we’ve been talking with women who work in Civil War public history. This week, we’ve been sharing a conversation with Emma Murphy, park guide at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. While earning … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Emma Murphy (part four)

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

(part four of five) Emma Murphy is a park guide at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. In yesterday’s segment of our interview with Emma, she discussed the philosophical battle Johnson engaged in with Radical Republicans in Congress in the wake … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Emma Murphy (part three)

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

(part three of five) We continue our conversation this week with Emma Murphy, a park guide at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. Emma started her job at the park back in February, so she’s still learning her new park and … Continue reading →

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“He Will Judge Between You and Me”: The 150th Anniversary of the Execution of Henry Wirz

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Ryan Quint

            Forty-one year old Henry Wirz, late major of the Confederate army and commandant of the Camp Sumter prisoner of war camp, sat in his own prison cell and petted a cat.[1] There was little else for the man to … Continue reading →

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Presentations From the 2014 Emerging Civil War Symposium-Meg Thompson

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Emerging Civil War

As we gear up for this years Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, we wanted to share this presentation from last years ECW Symposium. As you may recall, we were honored to have C-SPAN cover our first major symposium. Below is … Continue reading →

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Symposium Preview: Emmanuel Dabney and the Legacy of the Freedmen’s Bureau

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Liam McGurl

Emmanuel Dabney is gearing up to take on the 2015 Emerging Civil War Symposium, and he has one thing on his mind: legacies. Not just the legacy of the Civil War, though—personal legacies, as well. Shedding light on an often-underappreciated … Continue reading →

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John Wilkes Booth and the Legacy of Reconstruction

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Chris Mackowski

How sorely we miss Abraham Lincoln—yet I often wonder whether we realize just how much. A shrewd politician, Lincoln successfully navigated the complicated political waters of Washington for more than four years, somehow cobbling together a coalition to maintain support … Continue reading →

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I Got Them Master’s Degree Reconstruction Blues!

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Meg Groeling

It is one thing to be a Civil War buff, and another to get a Master’s degree in Military History. When I decided to write a biography of Elmer Ellsworth, I envisioned the inside flap of the book jacket. I … Continue reading →

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