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Just 11 Symposium Tickets Left!
If you are planning on purchasing a ticket to the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, time is running out! We have just 11 tickets left for this exciting event. This year’s theme is “Great Defenses of … Continue reading
Chris Kolakowski: Leadership Makes the Difference on New Year’s Eve 1862
We’re two months away from the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge (Aug. 4-6). We’ve asked each of our speakers to share with us a story related to the topic they’ll be presenting as part of our … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Symposium
Tagged Army of the Cumberland, Braxton Bragg, Chris Kolakowski, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Leadership, Stones River, Symposium 2017, Symposium Spotlight, Symposium Spotlight 2017, William Rosecrans
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2017 Emerging Civil War Symposium Schedule of Events
We are proud to announce the full schedule of events for the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. We hope that you will join us for this exciting event. Last year’s event sold out, so be sure … Continue reading
Posted in Speakers Bureau, Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged Antietam, Battle of the North Anna River, Brian Matthew Jordan, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, CSPAN, Eric Wittenberg, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, Gettysburg, John Buford, Kelly Mezurek, Kennesaw Mountain, Kevin Pawlak, Lee White, Lew Wallace, Monocacy, Robert E. Lee, Ryan Quint, Second Manassas, South Mountain, Spotsylvania, Stones River, Stonewall Jackson, USCT, Vicksburg
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Time to Talk (Civil War) Books: A Conversation with Marc Ramsey—part four
Part four of five In yesterday’s segment of my interview with bookseller Marc Ramsey of Owens & Ramsey Booksellers, he mentioned a recent book panel he served on where he doled out his best-book recommendations for 2016. But now, he said, … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Personalities
Tagged A Glorious Army, Abraham Lincoln, Berry Benson, Bert Dunkerly, Chris Kolakowski, David Dixon Porter, Dawn of Victory, Dennis Rasbach, Edward Alexander, Elmira Prison, Fort Stedman, Grant's Last Battle, Jeffrey Wert, John B. Gordon, Joshua Chamberlain and the Petersburg Campaign, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Julia Grant, Leadership, Lee's Lieutenants, Lincoln in Richmond, Lincoln's Greatest Journey, Mary Lincoln, Noah Andre Trudeau, Palmetto Sharshooters, Reminiscences of the Civil War, Time-to-Talk-Civil-War-Books-with-Marc-Ramsey, To the Bitter End, Under the Blue Pennant
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Symposium Spotlight: Chris Kolakowski
The Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge will focus on “Great Defenses of the Civil War” this year. Presenter Chris Kolakowski contends that the Army of the Cumberland’s defense at Stones River ranks among the turning-point events … Continue reading
ECW Digital Shorts – The Union’s Great Crisis
This fall Emerging Civil War rolled out a soft release of three titles to kick off a new series called the Digital Shorts. These essays consist of extended blog posts, transcribed presentations, and “deleted scenes”–i.e., submissions that while well-written were … Continue reading
The Year in Review 2016: #6
Chris Kolakowski’s “Civil War Echoes” posts remain among one of our most popular features here at ECW. By day, Chris keeps his feet firmly entrenched in World War II as the executive director of the Douglas MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia. … Continue reading
Symposium Early-Bird Price Extension
We are pleased to announce that we have extended the early-bird ticket pricing for the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. You now have until December 31, 2016 to purchase your early-bird tickets for this exciting event. … Continue reading
Posted in Speakers Bureau, Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged Antietam, Battle of Stones River, Brandy Station, Brian Matthew Jordan, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, Daniel T. Davis, Daniel Welch, Emerging Civil War, Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Eric Wittenberg, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Gettysburg, John Buford, Kelly Mezurek, Kennesaw Mountain, Kevin Pawlak, Lee White, Lew Wallace, Matt Atkinson, Ryan Quint, Spotsylvania, USCT
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ECW 5: Chris Kolakowski
This is my favorite post of those I’ve written: “The Measure of Leaders,” first published on May 25, 2015. It’s combines two of the greater examples of leadership making the difference I’ve ever come across.
Posted in Leadership--Federal
Tagged Chris Kolakowski, ECW-Turns-5, Leadership, The Measure of Leaders
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