Tag Archives: Kris White

Emerging Civil War Names Kristopher D. White as Chief Historian

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome back co-founder Kristopher D. White to the post of chief historian. Kris served as the organization’s founding chief historian. He returns to the position following the retirement of Chris Kolakowski, who served as … Continue reading →

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Happy 10th Birthday, ECW!

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

On August 18, 2011, at 8:12 p.m., we published the first blog post to launch Emerging Civil War. The idea for our blog came from an evening of brainstorming by Chris Mackowski, Jake Struhelka, and Kris White as they sat … Continue reading →

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ECW on C-SPAN 3: Doug Crenshaw on the Battle of Fort Harrison

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

ECW returns to C-SPAN 3’s “American History TV” this weekend with another selection from our most recent “virtual symposium.” Doug Crenshaw’s talk about the battle of Fort Harrison will debut at 6 p.m. EDT and re-air Sunday morning at 4 … Continue reading →

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ECW on C-SPAN 3: “Lee’s Greatest Victory, Lee’s Greatest Defeat” by Kris White

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Chris Mackowski

We told you a couple weeks ago about the top-secret online symposium ECW was pulling together as a bonus for. If you missed details, there’s a preview below. All the segments will be going up on the ECW YouTube page … Continue reading →

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Video Tour of Jackson’s Flank March

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Today’s the anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s fateful flank march at the 1863 battle of Chancellorsville. In 2020, ECW’s Chris Mackowski did a video tour along the flank march route. You can take a watch from the ECW YouTube page:

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Free ECW Podcast: Johnston & Johnston in the Western Theater

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Albert Sidney Johnston and Joseph E. Johnston were both sent to command the Confederacy’s western theatre. ECW historians Greg Mertz, Angela Riotto, and Kris White join host Chris Mackowski to talk about the very different circumstances the Johnstons faced. Listen … Continue reading →

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Antietam at ECW’s YouTube Page

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War has a fantastic collection of Antietam-related content on our YouTube page, including two new Antietam-related videos added this week. First, there’s a four-way conversation between historians Kevin Pawlak, Dan Vermilya, Kris White, and Chris Mackowski that gets … Continue reading →

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In Memory of the Cal U Civil War Roundtable

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

The first roundtable I ever spoke to was a great little group based at the California University of Pennsylvania. I wound through the mountains of southwest PA, following parts of the old National Road (with a side stop at Fort … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: Newly Discovered Map Shows Antietam Burials in Detail

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

Historians with the Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg, PA, have made an exciting discovery that will help reshape our understanding of the aftermath of battle at Antietam while also shedding some new light on our understanding of the aftermath … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Garry Adelman (conclusion)

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

part six of a six-part series I’ve been talking this week with Garry Adelman, chief historian at the American Battlefield Trust. Garry wears many other hats, though, including Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg and co-founder of the Center for Civil … Continue reading →

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