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America’s First Air Force: Union Aeronauts and McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, Part Four – Davis, Lee, and Longstreet Were Standing in a Field
ECW welcomes back guest author Jeff Ballard Read Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. Serving as an airborne sentry was the first, and perhaps the most obvious role of the balloon on the battlefield and Lowe’s balloons gave McClellan … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Allan Pinkerton, America's-First-Air-Force, balloon, Chancellorsville, Dom Pedro II, Excelsior, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Fitz John Porter, George B. McClellan, Hindenburg, hot air balloon, Intrepid, Jeff Ballard, Peninsula Campaign, Thaddeus Lowe, Union Balloon Corps, Yorktown
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Symposium Spotlight: Fitz John Porter
Welcome back to another installment of our 2021 Emerging Civil War Spotlight series. Each week we have introduced you to another preview of our outstanding presentations that will be shared at the Eighth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium August 6-8, … Continue reading
The Deep Cut Burns
A couple of weeks ago, Manassas National Battlefield held a controlled burn in the area of the Deep Cut. Here, on August 30, 1862, thousands of Union soldiers led by Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter attacked Confederate troops positioned along … Continue reading
Henry Hunt Reflects on the Battle of Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville was a black eye for the Army of the Potomac. But while it no doubt marked the beginning of the end of Joseph Hooker’s stint as army commander, it did not sour the desire for victory among the army’s … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: Books, Books, Books Part 1
This week our Symposium Spotlight will get you excited about a summer reading list. In part one of this series, our presenters have suggested works that will get you prepared for this year’s theme “Fallen Leaders of the Civil War.” … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: John Pope
Now that you have had a chance to learn more about our presenters for the Seventh Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium, over the coming weeks we will be introducing you to their topics on this year’s theme, Fallen Leaders. First … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Symposium
Tagged 2020 ECW Symposium, 2020 Symposium, Abraham Lincoln, Battle of Second Bull Run, Battle of Second Manassas, ECW Symposium, Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Fitz John Porter, John C. Fremont, John Pope, Mexican-American War, Seventh Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium, Zachary Taylor
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It’s Smarter to Be Lucky: Finding Gun No. 2
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Kevin Pawlak We all react to cannons on a Civil War battlefield differently. Some people climb on them, others simply look at them, while others—like my friends and I—take pictures of … Continue reading
Congress Considers Expanding Antietam NB to Include Shepherdstown
ECW is pleased to welcome guest author Kevin Pawlak, author of Shepherdstown in the Civil War. Congress is currently considering a proposal to change the boundaries of Antietam National Battlefield to include Shepherdstown. Pawlak has been deeply involved in the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged 118th Pennsylvania, A.P. Hill, Antietam, Antietam National Battlefield, Boteler's Ford, Charles Prevost, Congress, Fitz John Porter, George B. McClellan, John Francis Shaffner, Kevin Pawlak, Light Division, Maryland Campaign 1862, National Park Service, Preservation, Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association, Sherpherdstown
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