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Do We Still Care About the Civil War: Dwight Hughes
The cover story of the newest issue of Civil War Times asks, “Do we still care about the Civil War?” ECW is pleased to partner with Civil War Times to extend the conversation here on the blog. The Civil War … Continue reading
Emerging Scholar Heath Anderson
As part of our partnership with the American Civil War Museum in Richmond and Civil War Monitor, we’re pleased to introduce the next of our “Emerging Scholars,” Heath Anderson. Heath will be presenting his work at the museum’s Grand Opening May 4. Selectively Remembered: … Continue reading
Emerging Scholar Sam Florer
As part of our partnership with the American Civil War Museum in Richmond and Civil War Monitor, we’re pleased to introduce the first of our “Emerging Scholars,” Sam Florer. Sam will be presenting his work at the museum’s Grand Opening … Continue reading
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
