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Tag Archives: John Brown
Annie Brown: The Forgotten Conspirator
In my Civil War class, I have students read Tony Horwitz’s book, Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War, to learn about John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry. Many Civil War readers know Horwitz best from his initial … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Harpers Ferry 3.0—The Time I Took My Kids
On the heels of Chris Mackowski’s recent post regarding how to interest young people more in the Civil War, I headed to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in July for the third time in four years – this time, with my … Continue reading
Modern Photography: Returning to Harpers Ferry
In April 2014, I took students on a trip to Antietam National Battlefield and Harpers Ferry. I was so moved by my time in Harpers Ferry – by its physical beauty, the layers of history there, the way the town … Continue reading
Robert Penn Warren’s Reflections on Jefferson Davis’s Citizenship
As I mentioned in a post a couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity recently to pick up Robert Penn Warren’s short 1980 book Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back. It’s beautifully written, and Warren’s ambivalence about his native South … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Leadership--Confederate, Lincoln, Memory, Personalities, Slavery
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Gerrit Smith, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back, Jimmy Carter, John Brown, New Yorker, Robert Penn Warren, Secret Six, slavery, Southern identity, what-if
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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
Skeleton In The Attic
I was doing some detail photography outside my favorite historical house in Winchester, Virginia. (It’s actually modern law 0ffices, but during the 1860’s, it was the McGuire family home.) Pointing my camera lens toward the upper garret windows, I zoomed in … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Holidays, Medical
Tagged Harpers Ferry, Hunter McGuire, John Brown, McGuire, Virginia, Winchester, Winchester Medical College
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ECW Weekender: The National Portrait Gallery
While Washington, D.C. is awash in Civil War sites and monuments, one place you might not think to add to your list—but is definitely worth a stop—is the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum. Located on 8th and … Continue reading
On The Trail with Sterling Price and John Brown
Recently I was “dragged” on a family trip out to the far west….well, the Civil War far west, Kansas and Arkansas. My friends and family who live in the region promised me “there are some really cool Civil War sites … Continue reading
Posted in Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, Personalities, Politics, Slavery
Tagged Battle of Mine Creek, Battle of Pea Ridge, Battle of Prairie Grove, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Bleeding Kansas, Earl Van Dorn, John Brown, Nathaniel Lyon, Sterling Price
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Black Confederates: Laborers or Soldiers? (part four)
Part four of a series Some people suggested using slaves to fight from the very beginning of the war. However, the overwhelming fear was of slave insurrection. The John Brown raid was less than two years before the Civil War … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Common Soldier, Slavery, USCT
Tagged Army of Tennessee, Benjamin Quarles, Black Confederate soldiers, Black Confederates, Black-Confederates-Laborers-or-Soldiers, General Order 14, Jefferson Davis, John Brown, Louisiana Native Guards, Patrick Cleburne, Richard Ewell, slavery, The Negro in the Civil War, USCT
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ECW Weekender: “America’s Fiery Trial” Symposium
This weekend marks the second annual Civil War symposium at the Victoria Read Public Library, in Flushing, Ohio. For the past two years event coordinator Roger Micker has put together a great lineup of speakers. Last years event paid tribute … Continue reading
