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ECW5: Kris White
I’m very proud of what the ECW family has accomplished in five short years: multiple books series, an annual symposium, and our speakers bureau, just to name a few. But for all that we have done, my favorite memory comes … Continue reading
What Historians Really Do–Part 1
Elmer Ellsworth. This is the man who has been the focus of my intellectual life for over ten years, although there were times earlier that he was certainly in my sights. Who knows exactly why one person, one battle, one … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged aftermath of battle, American Public University, Chris Mackowski, EE Brownell, Elmer Ellsworth, Kenosha, Kenosha Civil War Museum, Kris White, Memory, Savas Beatie
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A Fine Fossil
Among Civil Warriors, I’m old-fashioned. I wear bow ties to speaking events, and sign my books with a fountain pen. But dog my cats if I have found a finer characterization of who I would like to be—don’t tell my … Continue reading
Sutlers of Note
Here at ECW we often discuss different ways to present information. We also discuss what kind of information to present. It is true that most of our writers are men, and most of them dole out great pieces about “mud … Continue reading
In Memory of Harry Pfanz
The Civil War community lost a giant late last month. Harry Pfanz, former chief historian for Gettysburg National Military Park, passed away on January 27 after a long illness. He was 93. (Read his obituary in The Gettysburg Times.) Few … Continue reading
Happy Third Birthday to ECW!
While we have spent most of our attention the past few days on the Emerging Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, this past weekend offered other good news for us here at ECW: It marked Emerging Civil War’s third birthday. It was three years … Continue reading
The Confederate Dead of Alsop Farm
I have stared at the Confederate dead, laid out in a long neat row, for entire summers, but still they have yet to reveal their stories to me. All I really know is that they were killed on May 19, 1864 … Continue reading
Upcoming Presentations: January-February
January: 15th: Kristopher White, “Chancellorsville’s Forgotten Front: The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church, May 3, 1863, on Civil War Talk Radio (7 PM) February: 5th: Chris Mackowski, “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson,” Genesee Community College, Batavia, NY 5th: Steward Henderson, “Fighting for Their … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Speakers Bureau, Upcoming Events
Tagged Chancellorsville's Forgotten Front, Chris Mackowski, Civil War Talk Radio, Genesse Community College, Kris White, Last Days of Stonewall Jackson, Southern Maryland CWRT, Stafford Rotary Club, Steward Henderson, USCT
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Upcoming Presentations: August-September
August: 8th: Kristopher White, “Felled By Friendly Fire: The Wounding of James Longstreet,” at the California University of Pennsylvania Civil War Roundtable (PA) 12th: Phill Greenwalt, “Maryland, My Maryland No More-Emphasis on the Battle of Antietam,” at the Western North Carolina Civil War … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Upcoming Events
Tagged Battle of Antietam, Buffalo Soldiers, California University of Pennyslvania, Chancellorsville, Chris Mackowski, Confederate foreign policy, Crossroads of Fire, Daniel Sickles, Great Britain, James Longstreet, Kathleen Logothetis, Kathleen Thompson, King Cotton, Kris White, Maryland, Museum of the Confederacy, Phillip Greenwalt, Powhatan CWRT, Steward Henderson, Stonewall Jackson, toll of war, USCT, West Virginia Mason-Dixon CWRT, Western North Carolina Civil War Roundtable, White Plains Historical Society, Zac Cowsert
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