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Scenes from Spotsy on May 12
Dawn came with a misty drizzle over Spotsylvania today. 152 years ago, day broke with similar weather, a “chill, misty, first early dawn.” The night’s rain had eased for a bit, and the fog had begun to dissipate. The rain … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory
Tagged Bloody Angle, Bull Run Civil War Roundtable, Spotsylvania
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Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
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April 29, 2016
Tagged Atlanta, Bloody Angle, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, Dave Powell, Edward Alexander, Emerging Civil War, Gettysburg, James Longstreet, James Ogden, John Bell Hood, Lee White, New Orleans, Petersburg, Second Fredericksburg, Stevenson Ridge, Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
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Rituals and Remembrance at Spotsy
If John Sedgwick were alive today, he’d say, “See? I told you they couldn’t hit elephant at that distance!” He’d also probably say, “Gosh, I’m really old.” So old, in fact, that he’d barely have the strength to speak, so … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory
Tagged Bloody Angle, Emory Upton, John Sedgwick, Memory, Mule Shoe Salient, Spotsylvania
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Just You Wait
It can be hard when researching primary sources from the American Civil War to separate ourselves from the big-picture understanding that we have of the momentous struggle. We know the final outcome and the logical pattern that led to the … Continue reading
Searching for Frank Krug (part two)
Today, we’re pleased to offer the second of a two-part guest post by Tom Schobert. Tom is the president of the Buffalo (NY) Civil War Roundtable. A retired healthcare administrator, Tom is life-long student of the Civil War and has been a reenactor for more … Continue reading
Searching for Frank Krug (part one)
Today, we’re pleased to offer the first of a two-part guest post by Tom Schobert. Tom is the president of the Buffalo (NY) Civil War Roundtable. A retired healthcare administrator, Tom is life-long student of the Civl War and has been a reenactor for … Continue reading
My Call to Arms: A Look Back at My Overland Campaign
What no one ever tells you about being an author is that it mostly involves schlepping a lot of books from place to place. Sure, there’s some writing involved (and, oh, if only I had time to do more!), but … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War Series
Tagged Becky Cumins, Bert Dunkerly, Bloody Angle, Bucktails, CVC, Daniel Davis, David Ruth, Don Pfanz, Edward Alexander, Frank O'Reilly, Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria, Hurricane from the Heavens, Jackson Shrine, Lake of the Woods, Last Days of Stonewall Jackson, Manassas Museum, No Turning Back, North Anna River, Phillip Greenwalt, Spotsylvania, Stevenson Ridge, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia Military Institute, VMI, wilderness
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Our 1000th Post!
We reach a milestone of sorts today at Emerging Civil War: This is our 1000th post!
“The Weather Was Intensely Hot”: Cold Harbor After the Fighting
After the Union attacks had subsided on June 3, 1864, the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac stared at each other across the open space that separated them. Men in each army strove to improve their … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Bloody Angle, David Holt, George Meade, II Corps, John Gibbon, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Winfield Scott Hancock
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