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Tag Archives: Chris Kolakowski
The Preservation “Miracle” at Stones River
It’s been a big week for the American Battlefield Trust. A few days ago, we told you about a major initiative they’re launching to preserve the core of the Gaines’s Mill and Cold Harbor battlefields. They also announced this week … Continue reading
TONIGHT: The American Battlefield Trust’s Civil War Fantasy Draft
Join ECW tonight at 7:15 for a fun Facebook LIVE special event sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust: The Civil War Fantasy Draft! ECW historians Dan Davis, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, Dave Powell, and Kris White will be participating, along with … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Preservation
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, Civil War Fantasy Draft, Conner Townsend, Dan Davis, Dave Powell, Doug Douds, Garry Adelman, Jim Hessler, Kris White, Wayne Motts
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Bud Robertson: In Memoriam (part two)
On Thursday, Brian Matthew Jordan offered a few thoughts on the legacy of legendary historian James I. “Bud” Robertson, Jr., who died last weekend at the age of 89. Today, we hear from three more of our ECW historians—Bert Dunkerly, Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Personalities
Tagged Bert Dunkerly, Bud Robertson, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, James I. Robertson
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Mapping the Tullahoma Campaign
As the presentations from this year’s Emerging Civil War Symposium air on C-Span3 I will publish the map I made to accompany each talk. Because our theme this year was “Forgotten Battles” I knew that some of the topics might … Continue reading
ECW on C-SPAN 3
The first of our segments from the Sixth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge airs this weekend on C-SPAN 3. Our theme was Forgotten Battles, and this week’s forgotten battle comes from central Tennessee. The Tullahoma Campaign, presented … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Symposium
Tagged C-SPAN, Chris Kolakowski, Symposium 2019, Tullahoma, Tullahoma Campaign
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ECW Podcast “General Douglas MacArthur: Ties To The Civil War” Is Now Available
General Douglas MacArthur referred to himself as the “reunification of Blue & Gray personified.” This week, Emerging Civil War’s Polish brothers, Chris Mackowski and Chris Kolakowski, talk about MacArthur’s many Civil War connections and influences. UPDATE: For a summer surprise, … Continue reading
Rock Star Egos and the Army of Tennessee’s Most Important Inferiority Complex
I’ve been listening this week to the audiobook version of Greg Mertz’s Attack at Daylight and Whip Them: The Battle of Shiloh (one of my jobs, as series editor, is to listen to and approve all the books before they’re … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Albert Sidney Johnston, Army of Tennessee, Attack at Daylight and Whip Them, Braxton Bragg, Chris Kolakowski, Earl Hess, Greg Mertz, John C. Brekenridge, Leonidas Polk, P.G.T. Beauregard, Timothy B. Smith, William Hardee
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ECW Podcast “Forgotten? The Tullahoma Campaign” Is Now Available
It’s the last ECW Podcast of 2018 and a conversation you won’t want to miss! (Don’t worry we’ve got more episodes in the works for 2019!) While everyone remembers Gettysburg and Vicksburg, a lot of people forget Tullahoma, which took … Continue reading
Posted in Podcast
Tagged Chris Kolakowski, ECW Podcast, Emerging Civil War Podcast, Podcast, Tullahoma, Tullahoma Campaign
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ECW on C-SPAN: Chris Kolakowski
Look for more great coverage on C-SPAN 3 this weekend from last August’s Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. This Saturday, at 6:00 p.m., EDT, you can see the debut of Chris Kolakowski’s talk, “Grant Takes Command.” … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Reconstruction, Symposium
Tagged C-SPAN, Chris Kolakowski, Symposium 2018
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ECW Honors D.P. Newton with Public History Service Award
Emerging Civil War has chosen D.P. Newton of the White Oak Civil War Museum in Stafford County, Virginia, as the recipient of its 2018 Award for Service in Civil War Public History. Emerging Civil War’s Award for Service in Civil … Continue reading