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Civil War Echoes: O Canada!
With the recent controversy involving O Canada in the NBA news, it might be of interest to our readers to note that the song is an echo of the Civil War. The song itself dates from 1880, when it was commissioned … Continue reading
Maryland, My Maryland
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sarah Kay Bierle Conclusion of a series While Maryland soldiers – like Henry K. Douglas – fought battles and worried about their families, Southern sympathizing civilians in Maryland were under fire … Continue reading
Coming Up This Weekend
This weekend C-SPAN 3 will be airing the first of the Emerging Civil War Symposium lectures from this past August. On Saturday, at 6 PM & 10 PM, Eric Wittenberg’s lecture about the Battle of Trevilian Station will air. Eric … Continue reading
Lewis A. Armistead and the American Civil War
Today we welcome back guest author William F. Floyd, Jr. William worked for forty years for the City of Norfolk. In his retirement, he’s now pursuing the study of history at Tidewater Community College. * * * Lewis A. Armistead was … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged 57th Virginia Infantry, Alexander Hays, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Malvern Hill, George Pickett, George Spangler Farm, Gettysburg, Henry Bingham, James Kemper, John Gibbon, Jubal Early, Killer Angels, Lewis Armistead, Richard Garnett, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Upcoming Presentations: August-September
August: 8th: Kristopher White, “Felled By Friendly Fire: The Wounding of James Longstreet,” at the California University of Pennsylvania Civil War Roundtable (PA) 12th: Phill Greenwalt, “Maryland, My Maryland No More-Emphasis on the Battle of Antietam,” at the Western North Carolina Civil War … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Upcoming Events
Tagged Battle of Antietam, Buffalo Soldiers, California University of Pennyslvania, Chancellorsville, Chris Mackowski, Confederate foreign policy, Crossroads of Fire, Daniel Sickles, Great Britain, James Longstreet, Kathleen Logothetis, Kathleen Thompson, King Cotton, Kris White, Maryland, Museum of the Confederacy, Phillip Greenwalt, Powhatan CWRT, Steward Henderson, Stonewall Jackson, toll of war, USCT, West Virginia Mason-Dixon CWRT, Western North Carolina Civil War Roundtable, White Plains Historical Society, Zac Cowsert
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July-August Presentations
July: 6th: Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White at the America’s Civil War Museum (Wax Museum) in Gettysburg; from 1 PM-3 PM and 5 PM to 7 PM 7th: Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White at the Gettysburg Battlefield Visitor Center Bookstore; from 9 AM-Noon 8th: Kathleen … Continue reading
The “Other” Lee
Mention the surname “Lee” to a Civil War enthusiast or quite possibly any American that sat through a high-school American History class and the name Robert E. Lee is the first one given in reply. Ask that Civil War enthusiast … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Sieges, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Antietam, Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Battle of Ezra Church, Battle of Nashville, Battle of Spring Hill, Battle of Tupelo, Bennett House, Charleston Harbor, Charleston South Carolina, Fort Sumter, Frank Cheatham, John Bell Hood, Joseph Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, National Park Service, P.G.T. Beauregard, Peninsula Campaign, Second Manassas, Stephen Dill Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Vicksburg, William T. Sherman
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Review—The Long Road to Antietam: How the Civil War Became a Revolution
Richard Slotkin. The Long Road to Antietam: How the Civil War Became a Revolution. Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2012. 478 pages, maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, chronology. ISBN 978-0-87140-411-4. $32.95 Richard Slotkin’s new history on the Antietam Campaign, The Long Road to Antietam, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged Antietam, Battle of Antietam, Book Review, Civil War, Civil War books, George McClellan, Revolution, Richard Slotkin, Robert E. Lee
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Question of the Week for Dec. 11, 2012
What was the superior defensive position: the Sunken Road at Antietam, the Sunken Road at Fredericksburg, or the Sunken Road at Shiloh?
