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Tag Archives: Kelly Mezurek
BookChat with Brian Matthew Jordan, editor of The War Went On
Our Emerging Civil War colleague Brian Matthew Jordan has a new book hitting the shelves: The War Went On: Reconsidering the Lives of Civil War Veterans. The book is a collection of essays Brian co-edited with Evan Rothera (both of … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Memory, Ties to the War
Tagged After the Glory, Albert Woolson, BookChat, Brian Matthew Jordan, civil war veterans, Don Shaffer, Evan Rothera, Gerald Linderman, J. Gary Dillon, Jason Phillips, Jonathan Neu, Kelly Mezurek, LSU Press, Marching Home, Matt Hulbert, The War Went On, Tyler Sperrazza, veteranhood
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‘Citizen Archivists’ and Civil War Documents
When I began my research on an Ohio African American Civil War regiment, the 27th United States Colored Troops (USCT), the only option I had if I wanted to read the soldier’s compiled military service records and pension files was … Continue reading
C-SPAN Live from the Emerging Civil War Symposium
All of us at Emerging Civil War are thrilled to welcome back C-SPAN to this year’s Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. For the first time ever, C-SPAN will air our Saturday lineup of speakers in its … Continue reading
2017 Emerging Civil War Symposium Schedule of Events
We are proud to announce the full schedule of events for the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. We hope that you will join us for this exciting event. Last year’s event sold out, so be sure … Continue reading
Posted in Speakers Bureau, Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged Antietam, Battle of the North Anna River, Brian Matthew Jordan, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, CSPAN, Eric Wittenberg, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, Gettysburg, John Buford, Kelly Mezurek, Kennesaw Mountain, Kevin Pawlak, Lee White, Lew Wallace, Monocacy, Robert E. Lee, Ryan Quint, Second Manassas, South Mountain, Spotsylvania, Stones River, Stonewall Jackson, USCT, Vicksburg
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Symposium Spotlight: Kelly Mezurek
Although we’re focusing on “Great Defenses of the Civil War” at the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge this year, we asked Kelly Mezurek to put her own spin on it as she considered the theme. Kelly … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, USCT
Tagged Civil War prisons, Kelly Mezurek, race, symposium, Symposium 2017, Symposium Spotlight, Symposium Spotlight 2017, USCT
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The Reminiscences of a Union Prison Guard
As a special part of this year’s Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, we’re pleased to welcome Dr. Kelly D. Mezurek, a member of ECW’s “Engaging the Civil War” Series editorial board and author of A Cause … Continue reading
Posted in Symposium, Upcoming Events, USCT
Tagged 4th U.S.C.T., A Regiment of Slave: The 4th United States Infantry, Benjamin Butler, Edward G. Longacre, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Green Springs Cemetery, Harford County, Jarrett Morgan, Kelly Mezurek, Point Lookout, Stevenson Ridge, Symposium 2017, Symposium Spotlight, Symposium Spotlight 2017, U.S.C.T., Union prisons, William Hoffman
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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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Small Business Saturday
If you are looking for a great holiday gift, and to support a small business, think of Emerging Civil War this Small Business Saturday. Our early-bird pricing of just $110.00 is still available for tickets for the Fourth Annual Emerging … Continue reading
Posted in Speakers Bureau, Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged Antietam, Brandy Station, Brian Matthew Jordan, Chris Mackowski, Daniel Davis, Eric Wittenberg, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Gettysburg, John Buford, Kelly Mezurek, Kennesaw Mountain, Kevin Pawlak, Lee White, Second Bull Run, Small Business Saturday, Stevenson Ridge, USCT, Vicksburg
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Mezurek Highlights the “Cause” of U.S.C.T. regiment from Ohio
by ECW correspondent Amelia Kibbe Dr. Kelly Mezurek remembered watching the popular film Gone With the Wind (1939) on a Saturday afternoon when she was only a teenager. The movie, she said, gave her a first taste of the Civil War. … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, USCT
Tagged 27th USCT, Engaging the Civil War, For Their Own Cause, Kelly Mezurek, USCT, Walsh University
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For Their Own Cause
Congratulations to ECW’s Kelly D. Mezurek, whose new book, For Their Own Cause: The 27th United States Colored Troops, was released last week by Kent State University Press. The 27th United States Colored Troops (USCT), composed largely of free black … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, USCT
Tagged 27th USCT, For Their Own Cause, Kelly Mezurek, USCT, Walsh University
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