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Tag Archives: Memory
Being Wide Awake Today is Woke
Amazing, isn’t it, how everything old is new again? The worst insult or highest compliment in use today is probably some version of the word “woke.” Depending on which side one lands politically, it can mean either being sensitized to … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Newspapers, Ties to the War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Jon Grinspan, Memory, Ted Widmer, wide awake, Wide-Awakes, woke
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ECW Weekender: Closing Devil’s Den and Little Round Top
Time is running out for you to visit two of the most awe-inspiring sites at Gettysburg-Devil’s Den and Little Round Top. The National Park Service (NPS) plans to close Devil’s Den on Monday, March 21, 2022, for approximately six months. … Continue reading
Weekly Whitman: “O Captain! My Captain”
Once one of the most popular poems in America, schoolchildren were required to memorize “O Captain! My Captain” at least into the 1950s. When Walt Whitman wrote this poem, it was received quite well and is one of the few … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Lincoln
Tagged "O Captain! My Captain, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Assassination, Memory, Walt Whitman, weekly-whitman
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Book Review: On Juneteenth
On Juneteenth By Annette Gordon-Reed Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2021, $15.95 Reviewed by Jon Tracey Thanks to current discussions of inequality and increased reflection on the past, Juneteenth has grown from a Texas tradition to one that has garnered attention across … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged Book Review, civil war memory, emancipation, Emancipation Proclamation, Gordon Granger, history vs. memory, Juneteenth, Memory, race, Slavery, Texas
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Book Review: Stonewall Jackson, Beresford Hope, and the Meaning of the American Civil War
Stonewall Jackson, Beresford Hope, and the Meaning of the American Civil War By Michael J. Turner LSU Press, 2020; $50.00, hardcover Reviewed by Chris Mackowski As the last year has powerfully reminded us, Civil War monuments all have stories to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Memory, Monuments, Personalities
Tagged Beresford Hope, England, G.F.R. Henderson, Great Britain, Memory, Michael J. Turner, Monuments, Stonewall Jackson
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A Radical Gettysburg Address
President Abraham Lincoln’s two-minute remarks during the dedication of the Soldiers’ Cemetery at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863 may be the most heralded words ever delivered in the English language. For nearly 160 years, the legacy and mythology surrounding that … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Politics, Slavery
Tagged Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Lincoln, Memory, Slavery, William Seward
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What We’ve Learned: Keep the Fire Alive for the Civil War
On April 12, 2011, I was sitting in my high school Civil War & Reconstruction course, just listening to my teacher talk to us about the significance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Early in the ‘Civil War … Continue reading
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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