Tag Archives: Chris Kolakowski

Symposium Spotlight: Grant Takes Command

Posted on May 9, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

by ECW Correspondent Sean Lynch While there are various moments that serve as turning points for both the Union and Confederate Armies, no moment had as much magnitude on President Abraham Lincoln’s future in office as Ulysses S. Grant taking … Continue reading →

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Symposium Preview: Grant Takes Command

Posted on April 25, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

by ECW Correspondent Sean Lynch While there are various moments that serve as turning points for both the Union and Confederate Armies, no moment had as much magnitude on President Abraham Lincoln’s future in office as Ulysses S. Grant taking … Continue reading →

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Symposium Spotlight: Christopher Kolakowski

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Welcome back to another installment of our 2018 Emerging Civil War Symposium Spotlight. Our final speaker on Saturday, August 4, will be Christopher Kolakowski. He will bridge the divide between battlefield and political turning points of the war as he … Continue reading →

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The Union’s Great Crisis: The Fall of ’62

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

Most of our “turning points” have focused on a single event, but if we widen the lens and look at the broader pendulum swings of the Civil War, certainly fewer periods of the conflict had more at stake than the … Continue reading →

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ECW Names Kolakowski as New Chief Historian

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War (ECW) has chosen historian Christopher Kolakowski to serve as the organization’s next chief historian. Kolakowski, who has been with ECW since May 2013, is the author of several books and, on the ECW blog, of a popular … Continue reading →

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Just 11 Symposium Tickets Left!

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

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 →

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Chris Kolakowski: Leadership Makes the Difference on New Year’s Eve 1862

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Chris Kolakowski

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 →

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2017 Emerging Civil War Symposium Schedule of Events

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

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 →

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Time to Talk (Civil War) Books: A Conversation with Marc Ramsey—part four

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

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 →

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Symposium Spotlight: Chris Kolakowski

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

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 →

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