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Tag Archives: Chris Mackowski
Rediscovering the Lost Art of Copyediting
by Emerging Civil War Correspondent Amelia Kibbe For Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., editor of the Emerging Civil War book series, everything comes back to credibility. After all, he said, if someone can’t get the little things correct, how can he or … Continue reading
Finding Sheldon Appleby
I know Sheldon and Mary Appleby only through their handwriting and by their daughter, Nell—my great-great-grandmother, “Grandma Nellie,” whom I know, in turn, only by name. The handwriting I know Sheldon by isn’t even his own—not really, anyway. Rather, it’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged 85th New York, ancestors, Cawley, Chris Mackowski, Grandma Nellie, sheldon appleby
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Announcing the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
All of us at Emerging Civil War are proud to announce the speaker lineup for our Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge (August 4-6, 2017). This year’s theme is “Great Defenses of the Civil War.” Our outstanding … Continue reading
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Tagged Antietam, Brandy Station, Brian Matthew Jordan, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, Daniel Welch, Eric Wittenberg, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, Gettysburg, John Buford, Kelly Mezurek, Kennesaw Mountain, Kevin Pawlak, Lee White, Matt Atkinson, Monocacy, Ryan Quint, Second Manassas, South Mountain, Stevenson Ridge, Stonewall Jackson, Vicksburg
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Symposium Reminder
We are just one week out from the Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Below are a few helpful reminders as you make your way to the symposium: The address of Stevenson Ridge is-6901 Meeting Street, Spotsylvania, … Continue reading
What Historians Really Do–Part 1
Elmer Ellsworth. This is the man who has been the focus of my intellectual life for over ten years, although there were times earlier that he was certainly in my sights. Who knows exactly why one person, one battle, one … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged aftermath of battle, American Public University, Chris Mackowski, EE Brownell, Elmer Ellsworth, Kenosha, Kenosha Civil War Museum, Kris White, Memory, Savas Beatie
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Don’t Give an Inch is “one big adrenaline rush”
Emerging Civil War’s latest book about Gettysburg tells the story of a battle hailed as “one, big adrenaline rush” by one of the book’s co-authors. Don’t Give An Inch: The Second Day At Gettysburg, July 2, 1863—from Little Round Top … Continue reading
Symposium Room Rates
If you have not made your reservations at the Hampton Inn-Fredericksburg South, there is only one week left to receive the Emerging Civil War rate for your rooms. Book now! Hampton Inn-Fredericksburg South: Located approximately 10 minutes away from Stevenson’s … Continue reading
Book Review: “Seizing Destiny: The Army of the Potomac’s ‘Valley Forge’ and the Civil War Winter that Saved the Union”.
After the Federal disaster at Fredericksburg in December, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln moaned, “If there is a place worse than hell, I am in it.” The Union war effort, at least in the east, had been met repeatedly with setbacks, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Albert Z. Conner Jr, Ambrose Burnside, Army of the Potomac, Chancellorsville, Chris Mackowski, Fredericksburg, George Washington, Gettysburg, Joseph Hooker, Rufus Dawes, Seizing Destiny: The Army of the Potomac’s “Valley Forge” and the Civil War Winter that Saved the Union., Valley Forge
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Symposium Spotlight: Chris Mackowski and the Fight for the “Bloody Angle”
Dr. Chris Mackowski is one of the founders of Emerging Civil War, as well as a very popular speaker on the Civil War roundtable circuit. Chris is a professor of journalism and mass communications at St. Bonaventure University. Currently he serves as … Continue reading
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Tagged A Season of Slaughter, America's Civil War, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Blue and Gray Magazine, Chris Mackowski, Civil War Regiments, Civil War Times, Emerging Civil War Series, Engaging the Civil War Series, Hallowed Ground, Savas Beatie, Spotsylvania, symposium, Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
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Authors Signings at the Emerging Civil War Symposium
We are happy to welcome the following authors to the Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Authors will be available Friday and Saturday for book signings, sales, and conversations. Edward Alexander: Dawn of Victory: The Breakthrough at … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, Daniel T. Davis, Daniel Welch, Dave Powell, David T. Dixon, Don Ernsberger, Dwight Hughes, Edward Alexander, Eugene Schmiel, Kristopher D. White, Robert Orrison, Ryan Quint, Sarah Kay Beirle, Stevenson Ridge, Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, William Lee White
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