Tag Archives: David T. Dixon

The Wealthiest Slave in Savannah: Rachel Brownfield and the True Price of Freedom

Posted on August 13, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author David T. Dixon Charley Lamar was always itching for a fight. Once arrested for illegally importing slaves, he quipped that “a man of influence can do as he pleases.” Lucrative profits from blockade running led … Continue reading →

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“I Think, Boys, I am Done For!”: A Prussian General in Union Blue Endures Trying Times in Georgia

Posted on July 30, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author David T. Dixon August Willich heard the commotion and leapt onto his horse, desperate to rejoin his command.[1] Amid the smoke and confusion, he galloped directly into McNair’s Arkansans, who were mopping up what was … Continue reading →

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Debate at Alamo Square: Charles Anderson Takes a Bold Stand

Posted on July 14, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW is pleased to welcome back David T. Dixon. The day after the news of Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 election reached San Antonio, handbills appeared on walls and fences around town. The posters called for all Breckenridge men to assemble in … Continue reading →

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The Hero & The Ghost: An Account of a Divided Family

Posted on March 21, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes David T. Dixon When the Civil War splits a Georgia family, a returning veteran secures his legacy and helps to bury shameful secrets for future generations… Connor Wright remembered that he was eleven years old when he watched … Continue reading →

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Gazette665’s 2017 Conference Report

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

It’s been just over ten days since the Civil War history conference hosted by Gazette665 on Saturday, June 3, 2017. (Unbelievable how quickly time flies!) Since the event had a few promotional articles and mentions via Emerging Civil War’s blog, social … Continue reading →

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Gazette665’s Second Annual Civil War Conference In Southern California

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Are you on the west coast of the United States and looking for a Civil War history event? The 2nd Annual Civil War History Conference hosted by Gazette665 in Temecula, CA, brings historians and researchers together to commemorate events from 1862. … Continue reading →

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Authors Signings at the Emerging Civil War Symposium

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

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 →

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Review: “The Lost Gettysburg Address”

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Ryan Quint

The study of history is too often restricted to names, dates, and places. Generations of school kids have suffered through lectures akin to the one given in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. History, however, is not just treaties, generals, and presidents. … Continue reading →

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