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Joshua Chamberlain stares down the 1880 Maine rebellion (part two of two)
Emerging Civil War is pleased to feature the work of our friend, Maine at War author Brian Swartz. Part two of two. In early 1880, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain faced a political crisis in his home state of Maine, where a … Continue reading
Joshua Chamberlain stares down the 1880 Maine rebellion (part one of two)
Emerging Civil War is pleased to feature the work of our friend, Maine at War author Brian Swartz. Part one of two. When a political crisis roiled Maine in early 1880, Joshua L. Chamberlain answered the call to duty and … Continue reading
Posted in Personalities, Politics
Tagged Alonzo Garcelon, Bangor Commercial, Bion Bradbury, Charles A. Nash, Daily Whig and Courier, Daniel F. Davis, Fanny Chamberlain, Fusionists, Governor Chamberlain, insurrection, James G. Blaine, Joseph L. Smith, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Maine, Maine at War, Maine-Insurrection
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Saving History Saturday: Maine’s Historical Survey for Preservation
Battlefields need preserving, but so do sites or buildings in the hometowns where Civil War soldiers hailed from…and here’s some interesting news from the homefront in the far north. The Maine Historic Preservation Commission and several other organizations have launched … Continue reading
Maine at War: April 2020
Here’s what our friend Brian Swartz was up to in April at his blog, Maine at War: April 1: Gettysburg scenes for locked-down Civil War fans With Civil War battlefields currently closed, a photographic stroll across Gettysburg reminds us that … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Websites & Blogs
Tagged Brian Swartz, Corinna, Gettysburg, Louisa May Alcott, Maine, Maine at War, Pvt. John Winchester
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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part four)
conclusion to a four-part series In wrapping up yesterday’s segment, Brian Swartz, author of the Maine at War blog, mentioned Tom Huntington’s new book, Maine Roads to Gettysburg. “He has done Maine history quite a service in articulating the stories … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civilian, Common Soldier
Tagged 16th Maine, 17th Maine, 19th Maine, 1st Maine Cavalry, 4th Maine, Brian Swartz, Charles Tilden, Col. Elijah Walker, Conversation-with-Brian-Swartz, From Blandensburg to Sharpsburg, Gettysburg, John Prince, Jonathan Cilley, Joshua L. Chamberlain, Maine, Maine at War, Maine at War book series, Maine Origins Publishing, Maine Roads to Gettysburg, Tom Huntington
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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part three)
part three in a four-part series I’m talking this week with writer Brian Swartz about his excellent blog Maine at War. In yesterday’s segment, we talked about the connection people in Maine felt—or didn’t feel—to the war taking place so … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civilian, Common Soldier, Internet, Websites & Blogs
Tagged 11th Maine Infantry, 17th Maine, 22nd Maine, Brian Swartz, common soldier, Conversation-with-Brian-Swartz, Edward Tobie, History of the 1st Maine Cavalry, John Haley, Maine, Maine at War, Maine Roads to Gettysburg, Penobscot Valley, Sgt. Robert Brady, The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah, Tom Huntington
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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part two)
Part two of a four-part series I’m talking this week with Brian Swartz, a former writer and editor for Maine’s Bangor Daily News. While with the paper, he started a regular column and blog called Maine at War. He belongs … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civilian, Common Soldier, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Newspapers
Tagged 5th Maine Infantry, Bangor Daily News, Bangor Historical Society, Bangor Whig & Courier, Belfast Republican Journal, Brian Swartz, Conversation-with-Brian-Swartz, Drums on the Penobscot, Eastport Sentinel, Isabella Fog, Maine, Maine at War, Maine Farmer, Portland Daily Press, Sarah Sampson, Vietnam
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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part one)
Part one of a four-part series Much romance surrounds the state of Maine’s role in the Civil War, in large part because of the myth of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and his role on Little Round Top. However, as Tom Huntington … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civilian, Common Soldier, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Sesquicentennial
Tagged 14th Virginia Cavalry, 5th Virginia Infantry, Bangor Daily News, Brian Swartz, Conversation-with-Brian-Swartz, Dave Cheever, Maine, Maine at War, Maine Farmer, Maine Roads to Gettysburg, Maine State Archives, Sarah Sampson, Tom Huntington
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Memorial Day in Rural Maine
The trip up to Greenbush, Maine, along U.S. Route 2 parallels the east bank of the Penobscot River. The river in places gets to be half a mile or more from the road, and in other places, it’s right along … Continue reading
“Something Abides”: Joshua L. Chamberlain and Civil War Memory
As it was for millions of his generation, the Civil War was the defining event of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s life. Veterans from both sides took understandable pride in their service, wrote their memoirs, and joined veterans’ organizations. In all of … Continue reading
