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Alexander Gardner and the Good Death
Of the thousands of Civil War photographs, only several truly iconic images exist that specialists and non-specialists alike immediately recognize. One such image is the subject of today’s post: Timothy O’Sullivan’s “The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg.” The scene … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Memory, Photography
Tagged "a sharpshooters last sleep", "the home of the rebel sharpshooter", Alexander Gardner, casualties, Casualties of the Civil War, civil war photography, dead sharpshooter, death, Devil's Den, Gettysburg, good death, sharpshooter photo, soldier death
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Battlefield Absolution: Father William Corby
Emerging Civil War welcomes back Michael Aubrecht In times of war, spirituality often counters tragic and catastrophic experiences. Many soldiers pray for both physical and spiritual healing as well as forgiveness for the actions they commit in the name of … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Personalities
Tagged Catholic, chaplain, Father Edward Sorin, Father William Corby, Gettysburg, Irish Brigade, priest, University of Notre Dame
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A View from Evergreen
Posted in Photography
Tagged Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Jennie Wade, Soldiers National Cemetery
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Modern Photography: The Storm Was Already Here
The historiography of the American Civil War, particularly the numerous events that led to its outbreak and its opening scenes have been described in myriad ways over the past 150 years. A common description used time and again compared those … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, modern-photography-17, storms
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Modern Photography: Quiet Contradiction
ECW welcomes back guest author (and photographer!) Michael Aubrecht Battlefields are peculiar places. When you visit any hallowed grounds, everything is perfect. The grass is neatly trimmed and the marble markers are polished. The freshly painted cannons are all lined … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, Photography
Tagged civil war memory, Devil's Den, Gettysburg, modern-photography-17
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Modern Photography: “On Great Fields, Something Stays” – My Time on Cemetery Ridge
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author (and photographer!) Kristen M. Trout On a warm, beautiful evening in September 2013, I stood on Cemetery Ridge, gazing at the glowing orange sunset over South Mountain. Seminary Ridge, the main position of the … Continue reading
Recollections of Confederate Officers for The News
Today we are pleased to welcome back guest author, Joe Owen. This post concludes Sergeant Val Giles’ newspaper account originally of published in the Galveston Daily News on May 16, 1897. You may read the first part here.
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Newspapers, Primary Sources
Tagged 11th Georgia Infantry, 1st Texas Infantry, 49th Virginia Infantry, 4th Texas Infantry, Arthur Freemantle, Belle Boyd, Chickamauga, Extra Billy Smith, Falling Waters, Gettysburg, James Longstreet, James Pettigrew, John Bell Hood, Judson Kilpatrick, Robert E. Lee, Vicksburg
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Christmas on the Rappahannock
About twenty years ago my parents bought me a Civil War painting by Ray W. Forquer. The painting, “Christmas on the Rappahannock,” has always been one of my favorites. It’s not the artistry that I love so much, but the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier, Holidays
Tagged 140th Pennsylvania, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Christmas, Christmas in the Civil War, Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Henry Bingham, John Fraser, John Paxton, Mule Shoe, Po River, Rappahannock River, Spotsylvania, Stony Hill, The Wheatfield, Thomas Paxton, Vincennes Rifles, Wilson Paxton
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The Perfect Festivus Gift!
Have you aired your grievances? Have you completed the feats of strength? Are looking you looking for the perfect Festivus gift? Look no further. Buy that special someone an early bird admission to the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium … Continue reading
Symposium Early-Bird Price Extension
We are pleased to announce that we have extended the early-bird ticket pricing for the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. You now have until December 31, 2016 to purchase your early-bird tickets for this exciting event. … Continue reading
Posted in Speakers Bureau, Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged Antietam, Battle of Stones River, Brandy Station, Brian Matthew Jordan, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, Daniel T. Davis, Daniel Welch, Emerging Civil War, Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Eric Wittenberg, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Gettysburg, John Buford, Kelly Mezurek, Kennesaw Mountain, Kevin Pawlak, Lee White, Lew Wallace, Matt Atkinson, Ryan Quint, Spotsylvania, USCT
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