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Tag Archives: Chris Mackowski
Now Available: The Summer of ’63: Gettysburg
When we published the first book in the Emerging Civil War Series, Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg, back in December 2012, I remember a reviewer saying how glad he was that we started the series with something other than … Continue reading
Free ECW Podcast: The Civil War Summer of ’63
Celebrate ECW’s 10th Anniversary with a pair of books about the Civil War Summer of ’63. Chris Mackowski and Dan Welch go behind the scenes on the project in the new episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast. Listen here … Continue reading
ECW on C-SPAN 3: Grant’s Last Battle
The spring ECW virtual symposium concludes on C-SPAN 3 tonight with a final program and then a full rebroadcast of the entire line-up. Check out Chris Mackowski’s talk, “Grant’s Last Battle,” one of his most popular, at 8:00 p.m. EDT … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War Events
Tagged C-SPAN, Chris Mackowski, Grant's Last Battle, virtual symposium 2021
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Free ECW Podcast: The Overland Campaign
Chris Mackowski and Nathan Provost have a wide-ranging conversation about the Overland Campaign, which was in full swing 157 years ago this month. Listen for free via Patreon!
Posted in Campaigns, Podcast
Tagged Chris Mackowski, ECW Podcast, Emerging Civil War Podcast, Nathan Provost, Overland Campaign, Podcast
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Video Tour of Jackson’s Flank March
Today’s the anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s fateful flank march at the 1863 battle of Chancellorsville. In 2020, ECW’s Chris Mackowski did a video tour along the flank march route. You can take a watch from the ECW YouTube page:
Learning Civil War History: The Pandemic Perspective
On January 18, 2021, I began teaching a Civil War history class at Penn State, where most instruction is currently taking place via the (now) ubiquitous Zoom platform. I have been fortunate to teach the department’s Civil War survey in … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Chris Mackowski, emancipation, Emerging Civil War, Glory, online teaching, Penn State, teaching
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ECW’s January Bookshelf
Do you need some ideas about what books to read next from your collection? Look no further than the current list of what ECW’s members are reading this month! Let us know what books you are currently reading in the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Books & Authors
Tagged 83rd Pennsylvania, A Contest of Civilizations, A Politician Turned General, Amos Judson, Andrew Bledsoe, Andrew Lang, Chris Mackowski, Civil Rights Movement, Gary Gallagher, Germantown, Hampton Newsome, Jeffrey Lash, Jeffrey William Hunt, Jon Meacham, Louis DeCaro, Meade and Lee at Bristoe Station, Michael Gorra, Michael Harris, Patsy Palombo, Shields Green, The Fight for the Old State, The Saddest Words, Upon the Fields of Battle
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Free ECW Podcast: Johnston & Johnston in the Western Theater
Albert Sidney Johnston and Joseph E. Johnston were both sent to command the Confederacy’s western theatre. ECW historians Greg Mertz, Angela Riotto, and Kris White join host Chris Mackowski to talk about the very different circumstances the Johnstons faced. Listen … Continue reading
If Grant Goes East, I Will Follow…
On November 12, I boarded a plane at 5:30 PM, heading from Kansas City, Missouri to Richmond, Virginia. I did not arrive until 1 AM the following morning. Grant once told Meade, “Wherever Lee goes, you will follow.”[1] Therefore, I … Continue reading
