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Tag Archives: Memory
Robin Hood & The Civil War: Rethinking the Power of Legends (Part 6, Conclusion)
End of a series Legends are powerful, but that doesn’t mean they are right. Sometimes, we can still research to separate fact from fiction. Other times—like with Robin Hood—too many stories exist and too much time has elapsed to have … Continue reading
Posted in Memory
Tagged civil war memory, Memory, myths, Robin Hood, robin-hood-civil-war
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Robin Hood & The Civil War: A Strange Juxtaposition (Part 1)
This summer I watched Robin Hood (2006-2009 from BBC), and I liked it so much that I watched all three seasons. Twice. ECW is not the place to review my favorite TV shows, so why on earth am I mentioning … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Erie History, Lost and Found
I recently made a road trip to Pennsylvania to look in on family and friends, as I needed to check in on a few things in person. Since I was going to be in Erie, I decided to spend part … Continue reading
Posted in ECW Weekender, Memory
Tagged 111th PA, 145th Pennsylvania, 83rd Pennsylvania, cemeteries, Erie, Memory
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Public and Private Recollections of Confederate General Edward Porter Alexander
ECW welcomes back guest author Abbi Smithmyer Nearly fifty years after the conclusion of the American Civil War, Edward Porter Alexander’s book Military Memoirs of a Confederate became available to the public. Alexander’s opening remarks begin with the following passage: … Continue reading
Vanishing Monuments – The Case of Custer City, Colorado
“Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town?” – The Specials In the months and years that followed the battle of the Little Bighorn, dozens of towns and counties named after Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer sprang … Continue reading
BookChat with Cody Marrs, author of Not Even Past
As a big fan of the Civil War in pop culture, I was especially looking forward to Cody Marrs’ new book Not Even Past: The Stories We Keep Telling About the Civil War, which deals with the ways “the story … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War in Pop Culture, Lincoln, Memory, Politics, Reconstruction, Slavery
Tagged Alice Fahs, Birth of a Nation, BookChat, Cody Marrs, D. W. Griffith, David Blight, Edward Pollard, emancipation, Evelyn Scott, Fire on the Mountain, Gary Gallagher, Gone with the Wind, Johns Hopkins University Press, Jubilee, Lioncoln, Margaret Walker, Mark Twain, Memory, Not Even Past, Reconstruction, Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane, Terry Bisson, The Lost Cause, The Wave, W.E.B. DuBois, William Faulkner
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History vs. Memory: Statues of Stonewall Offer a Lesson
Do we erase history when we take down a statue? That’s a question at the core of recent debate concerning Confederate monuments. Personally, I’m not convinced we do, but I do know we erase memory. However, the distinction between “memory” … Continue reading
BookChat with Leon Reed, author of No Greater Calamity for the Country
I was pleased to spend some time recently with No Greater Calamity for the Country: North-South Conflict, Secession, and the Onset of Civil War, a new release by Leon Reed from Little Falls Books. Leon was kind enough to take a … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Books & Authors, Economics, Politics
Tagged Adam Goodheart, Ben Butler, Border States, contraband, David Detzer, Elizabeth Varon, Fort Monroe, Georgia O'Keeffe, Hiram Roosa, John Lockwood, Leon Reed, Lincoln, Little Falls Books, Memory, New York Military Association, No Greater Calamity for the Country, patriotic envelopes, politics, Rebellion Record, Robert Anderson, secession
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Podcast Additional Resources: Ulysses S. Grant: In Memory & Memoir
Podcast Update: All our subscribers can still access the Patreon account, but you’ll notice you weren’t charged the monthly subscriber fee for March. We’re taking a little break this month and considering what’s next for the podcast! And on to … Continue reading
CW & Pop Culture: Civil War Rock and Roll, or, Who was Larkin Poe?
When it comes to the Civil War and popular culture, I admit I am hard to please. For example, with a couple of notable exceptions, I am generally disappointed by film portrayals of the American Civil War. Even the ones … Continue reading
