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Tag Archives: Lost Cause
John William Jones: Historian of the Confederacy
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Christopher Martin to share Part 2 of his research on John William Jones. (Find Part 1 here) One of the least well known figures in the history of Confederate monument making was John William … Continue reading
John William Jones: The “Fighting Parson” Remembers The War
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Christopher Martin. Events of recent years have drawn attention to the many Confederate monuments across the county. Immense debate and controversy surrounds many of them, with many people curious of the memory of the … Continue reading
Thoughts on “Madame Castel’s Lodger”
New Orleans has produced a fair number of notable authors, in particular George Washington Cable, John Kennedy Toole, and Anne Rice. However, it is more famous as the inspiration for writers of the first rank: Thomas “Tennessee” Williams III, William … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Memory
Tagged Beauregard, fiction, Francis Parkinson Keyes, Lost Cause, Madame Castel's Lodger, Memory, New Orleans
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Congressman Wheeler Speaks in the House on Causes of the War
Jack Melton, publisher of Civil War News, often talks with me about little-known sources and items in Civil War history. Recently he pointed me to one such: a speech by Joseph Wheeler, later Confederate major general, then U. S. Representative … Continue reading
A Backstage Tour of the Atlanta Cyclorama (part three)
(part three of four) We continue today our behind-the-scenes tour of the Atlanta cyclorama at the Atlanta History Center’s Lloyd and Mary Ann Whitaker Cyclorama Building. Our guide is Dr. Gordon Jones, chief military historian and curator for the museum. … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Material Culture, Memory, Western Theater
Tagged 101st Airborne, 8th Wisconsin, Atlanta Cyclorama, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta-Cyclorama-Tour, Blackjack Logan, cycloramas, Degress's Battery, George Peter, Gettysburg Cyclorama, Gordon Jones, John "Blackjack" Logan, John Logan, Lost Cause, Old Abe war eagle, Stone Mountain, Troup Hurt House, Wilbur Kurtz
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Turning Points: Gone With The Wind
December 15, 1939, marked a turning in interpretation and image of the American Civil War. Perhaps one could argue that the turning point had started earlier in 1936 when the novel that inspired the movie hit shelves across the nation, … Continue reading
A Monumental Discussion: James Broomall
The current discussion about the removal of Confederate monuments has been largely framed around oppositional views. Social media has democratized a national discussion, which is a good thing, but has also filled Facebook, Twitter, and other fora with a range … Continue reading
Paying My Respects to a “Bad, Old” Opponent
In Lynchburg, Virginia, for a speaking engagement, I have stopped by Jubal Early’s gravesite to pay my respects. It is grudging respect, to be sure—but I cannot deny he has been a formidable foe. Certainly, time has proven Jubal Early … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities, Slavery, Ties to the War
Tagged Gary Gallagher, Jubal Early, Lost Cause, Lynchurg
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Time to Lay the Lost Cause to Rest, But Let’s Not Overreact
Every year about this time I expect to hear about the Lee-Jackson Day events in Virginia and normally I roll my eyes, take a deep breath, and forget about it—hoping that the Lost Cause will soon draw its last breath. … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Memory, Monuments, Personalities
Tagged Army War College, Lee Chapel, Lee-Jackson Day, Lost Cause, Robert E. Lee
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Ed Bonekemper’s Lost Cause Fact-Check (part two)
Part two of two During his adventures traveling the country, talking to Civil War groups, Edward Bonekemper III kept encountering the same Lost Cause quandary. “I continued to speak to well-informed groups of people and was surprised by the great … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Slavery
Tagged Ed Bonekemper, Edward Bonekemper, Gettysburg, James Longstreet, Lost Cause, Lost-Cause-Fact-Check, Memory, slavery
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