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The Other Rock of Chickamauga?
One of the joys of research is turning an unexpected corner to find out something new. That happens every so often, and when it does, I always get a little buzz of excitement. Most recently, that buzz came when I … Continue reading
Binge Watch the 2016 ECW Symposium
Can’t get enough of Emerging Civil War? Well, you are in luck. C-SPAN will be airing the programs of the Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge this week. All episodes will air on C-SPAN 3. Check out … Continue reading
Posted in Speakers Bureau, Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged Atlanta, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of the Wilderness, C-SPAN, Chris Mackowski, Chris Mackowski; Kristopher D. White, Dave Powell, Edward Alexander, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Franklin, Great Attacks of the Civil War, James Longstreet, James Ogden, Lee White, Steve Davis, Stevenson Ridge, Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
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Confessions from Chickamauga: “Taking Chattanooga is as important as taking Richmond.”
Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome guest author Hunter S. Jones Although I’d visited the Chickamauga Park my entire life, I knew next to nothing about the actual battle. When I started this journey, I had no idea what … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: David A. Powell and an Introduction to Civil War Tactics
We are pleased to welcome back David (Dave) A. Powell to the Emerging Civil War Symposium. Dave is a leading expert on the Chickamauga Campaign, and has penned multiple volumes on the battle for Savas Beatie, LLC. He was also integral … Continue reading
Civil War Echoes: Philippine Scouts
As many of you know, I’ve been working on a book about Bataan and Corregidor (it went to the publisher today). I’ve blogged and spoken about several Civil War connections to those battles and their participants. Here’s one I just … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Ties to the War
Tagged Bataan, Battle of Chickamauga, Corregidor, George Thomas, Philippine Scouts, Philippines, Rock of Chickamauga, USCT, World War II
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“We were in fit shape for a rift with Meade” The Fall Campaign of 1863 Begins
By October 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac stared at one another on either side of the Rapidan River. Lee’s army held the land south of the Rapidan around Orange. North of the Rapidan, Meade’s … Continue reading
A Mad, Irregular Book: Dave Powell and the Battle of Chickamauga
By ECW Correspondent Patrick Tintle With his new book The Chickamauga Campaign: A Mad Irregular Battle: From the Crossing of the Tennessee River Through the Second Day, August 22-September 19, 1863, historian David Powell has gone from creating board games … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors
Tagged A Mad Irregular Battle, Battle of Chickamauga, Chickamauga, Dave Powell, Patrick Tintle
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The Dismissal of Bushrod Johnson, the Confederacy’s Luckless Ohioan
Ohio-born Confederate General Bushrod Johnson was not a man to know much luck. He had been forced to resign from the Old Army during the Mexican War to avoid scandal; he went on to teach at the Western Military Institute … Continue reading
On Victory
Douglas MacArthur famously said, “In war, there is no substitute for victory.” Yet as one looks at the Civil War, many battles seem not to offer a clear winner, or at the least, they offer a complicated definition of who … Continue reading
Pap Thomas to the Sledge of Nashville
The battle of Nashville had ended in a great victory for George Thomas. Congratulations flowed in, but Thomas did not rest on his laurels. Pressing ahead through bitter weather, Thomas drove his infantry and cavalry against Hood’s defeated forces, in a … Continue reading
