Tag Archives: Cecily Nelson Zander

What We’ve Learned: A Podcast Conversation

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

In a chat recorded in December 2020, Chris Mackowski, Cecily Nelson Zander, Kevin Pawlak, and Sarah Kay Bierle discussed reflections on the last ten year in personal exploration of history and changes in the history field. From the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Civil War Back to School: Barton Myers and Cecily Zander Nelson

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

(Part two of a series) We’re looking this week at different ways some of the academic folks working with ECW are adapting to the start of the semester in the age of COVID-19. Today we’ll hear from two folks who’ve … Continue reading →

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ECW Welcomes Cecily Zander

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome Cecily N. Zander! Cecily is a historian specializing in the Civil War era and the American West. She is currently finishing her dissertation at the Pennsylvania State University. Her dissertation project examines the … Continue reading →

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The Second Seminole War as a Civil War Training Ground

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Cecily Nelson Zander

In the popular narrative of the coming of the Civil War, the U.S.-Mexico War is often identified as the military crucible through which many of the war’s most famous battlefield leaders first passed—gaining lessons in leadership and combat operations under … Continue reading →

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