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A Peek into the “Critic’s Corner” in Civil War News

Posted on April 10, 2018 by stephendavis

SHAG-A-DOO-LA. Those of us who write about the Civil War for fun (rarely for profit) get our ideas from any number of sources. One never knows when or how some inspiration will occur. Driving to the store recently, I heard … Continue reading →

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Review: The Gettysburg Cyclorama

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Chris Mackowski

Having worked so much at the Wilderness, I don’t buy into that whole “Gettysburg as the turning point of the Civil War” nonsense. Aside from that premise, though, there’s little negative to say about Chris Brenneman and Sue Boardman’s stunning … Continue reading →

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A beautiful, despairing journey with a coal-black horse

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Chris Mackowski

There’s a kind of myth-making happening in Robert Olmstead’s novel Coal Black Horse. Published in 2007, I had the chance this past week to journey with the horse once more, and it was a trip well worth taking. Set in … Continue reading →

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The Land of Lincoln and the Defense of the Icon

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Chris Mackowski

The Lincoln Memorial looked like frost tonight. The flurry that had blanketed the lawn white earlier in the day had been glazed with rain and then turned to ice, so the whole landscape shimmered under the Memorial’s lights.

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