Tag Archives: North Carolina

A Conversation with Philip Gerard on The Last Battleground (conclusion)

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

Part six of six We’ve been talking this week with Philip Gerard, author of The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina (UNC Press, 2019). During the course of my conversation with him, one thing theme that has … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Philip Gerard on The Last Battleground (part five)

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

Part five of six Good storytelling can get at aspects of history that can otherwise end up overlooked. Yesterday in our conversation with writer Philip Gerard, he talked about the importance of that in his new book, The Last Battleground: … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Philip Gerard on The Last Battleground (part four)

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

Part four of six Philip Gerard says “North Carolina has this sort of schizophrenic personality as a state.” In yesterday’s segment about his book The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina (UNC Press, 2019), he talked about … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Philip Gerard on The Last Battleground (part three)

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

Part three of six We’re talking this week with author Philip Gerard about his new book The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina (UNC Press, 2019). Chris Mackowski: You mention in the foreword of your book that … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Philip Gerard on The Last Battleground (part two)

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

Part two of six Yesterday, we began a conversation with author Philip Gerard about his excellent new book The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina (UNC Press, 2019). “I started out knowing pretty much nothing about the … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Philip Gerard on The Last Battleground (part one)

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

Part one of six Before the Civil War finally marched with Sherman’s columns into the Old North State, North Carolina had already been deeply affected by the war. Likewise, it made its own influence strongly felt beyond its own borders. … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: Harper House at Bentonville Vandalized in Attempted Robbery

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Just this week, Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site in Johnson County, North Carolina announced that it had been a victim of an attempted robbery only days before. Per the site’s official Facebook page, “Friends, we need your assistance. Last Wednesday, … Continue reading →

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The Trust’s 2019 Teacher Institute: The Last Days of the Confederacy in N.C.

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

ECW’s good friend Michael Hardy, one of the best regimental-level historians working in the business today, took to the stage in the late morning to talk about the last days of the Confederacy in North Carolina. Of course, the last … Continue reading →

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Civil War Trails: Visiting Kinston, North Carolina

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Drew Gruber

Nestled in the heart of eastern North Carolina, lies the small town of Kinston. This small town tucked away far from the interstate, is well worth the drive and will charm you with more than just its storied past. There … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Salisbury Confederate Prison Symposium

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

Numerous conferences and symposiums that specialize in the American Civil War often examine the many famed battles, important and leading figures, and the memory and monuments of the war itself. We were recently notified by Sue Curtis, chair of the … Continue reading →

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