Tag Archives: Fort Union

Gettysburg of the West?: The Battle of Glorieta Pass

Posted on March 26, 2022 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author Patrick Kelly-Fischer More than one Civil War battle carries the nickname “Gettysburg of the West” – Chickamauga and Westport come to mind. But I’ve most often heard it applied to Glorieta Pass, fought in northern … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Forts Footage from the ECW YouTube Page

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Emerging Civil War

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 →

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Cathay Williams / William Cathey: Buffalo Soldier

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Meg Groeling

My father was a freeman, but my mother was a slave, belonging to William Johnson, a wealthy farmer who lived at the time I was born near Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.[1] So begins the story of Ms. Cathay Williams, the … Continue reading →

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Kit Carson’s Civil War: Learning to Command, Administration and Training

Posted on March 5, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Ray Shortridge. Part one in a series. In early July, 1861, Henry Hopkins Sibley met with Jefferson Davis in Richmond. He had resigned from the United States Army while serving as a … Continue reading →

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