Tag Archives: Howell Cobb

The Paradox of the Lost Cause: Part II

Posted on May 12, 2021 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest contributor Adam Burke…[see Part I here] Slavery’s effects on Southern industry and manufacturing devastated the Confederacy’s military manpower capacity. The antebellum North enjoyed dramatic economic and population expansion. From 1840 to 1850, population growth … Continue reading →

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John A. Dix, Troubleshooter

Posted on September 15, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author Leon Reed A single patriotic envelope with an enigmatic message led me to the story of one of the Civil War’s more interesting figures. John A. Dix was a New York politician and businessman who … Continue reading →

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The Night That Decided the Confederate President

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Phill Greenwalt

In February 1861, delegates from the six seceded states—South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana met in Montgomery, Alabama to craft a new nation. In order to do so, a leader, a provisional president, would be elected as the … Continue reading →

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