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Tag Archives: Antietam
Review: Texans at Antietam
Fewer stories of the Civil War are more renowned than that of the fight for Miller’s cornfield at Antietam. It’s one of those locations that has been forever endowed with capital letters because of the intensity of combat there: The … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged A Terrible Clash of Arms, Antietam, Fonthill Media, Joe Owen, Ted Alexander, Texans at Antietam
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“Six Days in September”: Author Alexander Rossino Adds His Voice
I interviewed Ted Savas, publisher of Alexander Rossino’s fiction work Six Days in September. At that time Alex Rossino graciously offered the opportunity for an interview. Time is a slippery fish, and sometimes it gets away from me, but finally, I … Continue reading
That Field of Blood Now Available
It’s been a quiet spring for ECW on the publishing front, but we’re delighted to finally have another book to share from our Emerging Civil War Series: the highly anticipated volume on Antietam! That Field of Blood: The Battle of … Continue reading
Was Lee’s “Lost Order” a Turning Point? (part three)
(part three of three) What exactly the Lost Order told McClellan has been the subject of much heated debate and controversy almost from the moment he glanced its contents. From an intelligence standpoint, the Lost Order was important to McClellan, … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Engaging the Civil War Series
Tagged Alfred Pleasonton, Antietam, Battle of South Mountain, Catoctin Mountain, D.H. Hill, George B. McClellan, Lee's Lost Order, lost-order-turning-point-series, Maryland Campaign 1862, Randolph B. Marcy, Robert E. Lee, Special Order 191, Turning Points of the American Civil War
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Was Lee’s “Lost Order” a Turning Point? (part two)
(part two of three) On September 10, 1862, as he advanced deeper into Maryland, Robert E. Lee began splintering his forces, as outlined in Special Orders No. 191. That day, all of his forces, mustered into five separate columns, started … Continue reading
Was Lee’s “Lost Order” a Turning Point? (part one)
(part one of three) Civil War campaigns could often turn on a dime in favor of one army or the other. A sudden change in initiative marked the turning points of the war that scholars love to toss around the … Continue reading
“Thenceforward and Forever Free”: The Emancipation Proclamation as a Turning Point
We are pleased to welcome Dan Vermilya, author of the upcoming Emerging Civil war Series book That Field of Blood: The Battle of Antietam. Dan, a historian at Gettysburg National Military Park, is also a licensed battlefield guide at Antietam … Continue reading
JFK at Antietam
One of the things I love about revisiting a battlefield is to see what jumps out at me this time. Each visit has the opportunity to bring something new if I remain open to it. Such was the case during … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Politics, Slavery
Tagged Antietam, civil rights, diplomacy, JFK, slavery, Turning Points
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A Place for Historical Fiction: Savas Beatie Tests the Waters
Really? Savas Beatie published a novel? No way! . . . and then I talked to publisher Ted Savas. The following is an interview concerning the publication of Six Days in September, a novel of Lee’s army in Maryland, 1862.
Posted in Book Review, Books & Authors, Personalities
Tagged Alexander Rossino, Antietam, Chris Mackowski, James Longstreet, Lee, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson
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Question of the Week: 9/18-9/24/17
September 17th was the 155th Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. Do you have a favorite regiment or officer who fought at that battle?
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Question of the Week
Tagged 155 years, Antietam, generals, Officers, Regiments
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