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Tag Archives: James McPherson
“Sublime but Dismal Grandeur”: The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi
“There are some slight errors in history in regard to the capture of Jackson, which I will take opportunity to correct,” declared Samuel C. Miles, a veteran of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, in a 1893 letter to the National Tribune. … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Memory, Newspapers
Tagged 8th Wisconsin, Battle of Jackson, Jackson Mississippi, James McPherson, James Tuttle, Joe Johnston, John Gregg, Joseph E. Johnston, Joseph Mower, Live Eagle Brigade, National Tribune, Old Abe war eagle, S. C. Miles, Samuel Miles, Vicksburg Campaign, William T. Sherman
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What We’ve Learned: Still A Lot of Work to Do
It seems kind of surreal that ten years have already passed since the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. As we lace up our skates to embark on the 160th cycle, as it were, it’s a good question to ask: … Continue reading
A Conversation with Carol Reardon (part five)
(part five of a series) To help commemorate Women’s History Month, I’m talking this week with Carol Reardon, one of the profession’s great public historians. Although she’s had an illustrious academic career, she mentioned yesterday how important it is to … Continue reading
On Location: The Site of James McPherson’s Death
July 22 is the anniversary of James McPherson’s death in 1864 during the battle of Atlanta. During my recent trip to the city, I went On Location to the spot where McPherson fell. ECW’s Steve Davis makes a special appearance, … Continue reading
The Book Index: Why It Matters (To Readers of Civil War Books)
Think back to the last non-fiction Civil War book that you read. How many times did you refer to the index? If you read the book from front to back, the index probably did not factor significantly into your experience. … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War
Tagged Battle Cry of Freedom, books, indexes, indexing, James Buchanan, James McPherson, publishing
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Shelby Foote as the Angel of Death
I’ve been doing some research lately on Shelby Foote and his work on The Civil War: A Narrative. In his correspondence with his friend and fellow writer Walker Percy, Foote provided ongoing updates about his progress on the work, which … Continue reading
The Future of Civil War History: An Interview with Dana Shoaf (part two)
part two of five We continue today our conversation with Civil War Times editor Dana Shoaf on “The Future of Civil War History.” Dana and I spoke at the very beginning of June. Yesterday, during the first part of our … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civil War in Pop Culture, Memory, Ties to the War
Tagged academia, academic history, Catherine Clinton, Civil War Times, Dana Shoaf, Dana-Shoaf-Interview, David Powell, Eric Wittenberg, Free State of Jones, Gary Gallagher, James McPherson, Jonathan Noyalas, Jonathan White, Keith Bohannon, Lesley Gordon, military history, Noah Andre Trudeau, Society of Civil War Historians
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The Future of Civil War History: Brian Matthew Jordan
by Brian Matthew Jordan In an oft-cited 1998 essay, Edward L. Ayers appealed eloquently to his fellow Civil War historians. It was time, he maintained, to “worry” about the Civil War—to revive the paradoxes, uncertainties, and skepticism that celebratory chronicles … Continue reading
The Cosmopolitanism of the Union Army: What Did It Mean?
I was recently assessing the demographic makeup of Union and Confederate armies in my Civil War and Reconstruction class when one of my students asked a thought-provoking question: “What percentage of the Union Army was northern, white, English-speaking, and native-born?” … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier, USCT
Tagged African American soldiers, Bill Freehling, Cosmopolitanism, Ethnicity, German soldiers, Irish soldiers, James McPherson, USCT
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