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Forts: Conclusion
The series on Civil War Forts is wrapping up, and – as usual – we’re collecting all the series’ articles into one post for easy reference in the future. Thank you to all the writers and all the readers and … Continue reading
Fort Jefferson: An Un-attacked Stronghold
It was in February 1861, just two months before the Civil War began, when seceding southern states began to seize control of federal forts after President James Buchanan denied them. Fort Jefferson, despite being located in the Florida Keys, was … Continue reading
Ships vs Forts 1861: Off to the Races
L to R: USS Harriet Lane (background), USS Wabash, USS Minnesota, USS Pawnee It was unthinkable for wooden warships in the long age of sail to engage massive forts mounting huge guns often firing heated shot plunging from the heights. … Continue reading
Posted in Artillery, Battles, Emerging Civil War, Navies
Tagged Atlantic Blockading Squasron, Battle of Port Royal, civil-war-forts, Columbiad, Dahlgren smoothbore, Flag Officer Samuel F. DuPont, Flag Officer Silas H. Stringham, Fort Beauregard, Fort Clark, Fort Hatteras, Fort Walker, frigate, gunboats, Hilton Head Island, North Carolina Sounds, P. G. T. Beauregard, sloop-of-war, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, steam vessels, The Great Naval Expedition, USS Cumberland, USS Harriet Lane, USS Indianola, USS Isaac Smith, USS Minnesota, USS Montecello, USS Pawnee, USS Pocahontas, USS Susqauehanna, USS Wabash
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Forts: Fort Collier — “It Seems Strong and Well Built”
In the evening of September 19, 1864, after the Third Battle of Winchester, Union cavalry commanders jousted their egos and boasted of their exploits that day. In Wesley Merritt’s division, George Custer and Charles Russell Lowell, Jr. playfully jabbed at … Continue reading
Forts: Star Fort — “It Was A Hot Place”
The 18th Connecticut Regiment joined General Robert Milroy’s command at Winchester, Virginia, in May 1863. Recruited in August 1862, the unit had spent its early months of service at Fort McHenry and other Baltimore defenses before heading to the Shenandoah … Continue reading
Fort Abraham Lincoln – Symbol of Civil War Memory on the North Dakota Prairie
When Emerging Civil War asked us all to think about whether we might write something on this month’s theme of “Forts” my instinct was to write about Fort Union, New Mexico. In fact, I told our editorial maestro Sarah Kay … Continue reading
Posted in Memory
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, civil-war-forts, Elizabeth Custer, George Custer
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A Forgotten Fort: Fort Tejon in Lebec, CA
A calm, crisp mountain breeze blew down from the Tehachapi Mountains into La Cañada de las Uvas (Grapevine Canyon). Major Jonathan Letterman, stationed here since December 1859, removed his hat, and wiped his forehead with the back of his hand. … Continue reading
Forts: “Too Heavy to Level Down”: Fort Beauregard in Manassas
Earthworks and manmade fortifications have withstood battle, nature, and development to serve as tangible reminders of the American Civil War. Hopefully, they will be around many more decades to serve as teaching tools for battlefield trompers and Civil War students. … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Forts Footage from the ECW YouTube Page
We have forts on the brain this month, so if you’re looking for something to do this weekend, how about a video tour of some of our favorite forts? We have a ton of fort footage on the Emerging Civil … Continue reading
Posted in ECW Weekender, YouTube
Tagged Charleston, Chris Mackowski, civil-war-forts, ECW YouTube page, Fort Dickerson, Fort Edward Johnson, Fort Sanders, Fort Stevens, Fort Sumter, Fort Townson, Fort Union, forts, from the archives, John Brown's Fort, Knoxville, Mark Maloy, Phill Greenwalt, Rob Orrison, Steve Phan
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