Tag Archives: Photography

Question of the Week: 3/8-3/14/21

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Have you seen the animations of historical photographs that have been appearing on social media? Love them, hate them, or not sure?

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Ten Cent Jimmy

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Chris Heisey
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Melissa Winn: “Don’t Be Afraid to be Right”

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Chris Mackowski

To kick off Women’s History Month, I took some time to do a podcast interview with Melissa Winn, the director of photography for HistoryNet. Melissa is the one in charge of all the great photos you see in Civil War … Continue reading →

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40th Parallel

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Chris Heisey

Columbia, Pennsylvania, is a gritty river industrial town that dates back to the mid 18th-Century and straddles the 40th Parallel – a small stone marker marks that designation right along the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County. What makes the town … Continue reading →

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Franklin’s Crossing at Fredericksburg

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Terry Rensel

Earlier this year I had a rare opportunity to visit the site of Franklin’s Crossing (also known at the Lower Crossing) at Fredericksburg. The site sits on land owned by Spotsylvania County and isn’t currently accessible to the public. These … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg Bliss

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Chris Heisey

November’s Full Moon was November 30, and I find shooting the setting moon in early morning is many times easier than shooting the rising moon at sunset. Lining up the moving parts can be a challenge. The moon for November … Continue reading →

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“Effect of a Shell on a Confederate”

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

A few weeks ago, as Brad Gottfried and I were looking through images for his upcoming Emerging Civil War Series book Lincoln Comes to Gettysburg, I came across one particularly grisly image among the many photos archived at the Library … Continue reading →

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Dawn at Spotsylvania

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

May 12, 2020 – 156 years since the attack on the Mule Shoe Salient/Bloody Angle during the Battle of Spotsylvania The sun’s brightness felt blinding as I climbed out and headed east, then took the trail northwest to get to … Continue reading →

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Morning at Ellwood

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

It’s the anniversary days for Battle of the Wilderness, and on May 5, the weather was predicted to be exceptionally fine. The result? An early morning trip to the battlefield, a little hiking, and breakfast at a historic house. Ellwood … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Meg Groeling

Kevin Levin, a historian, educator, and blogger based in Boston, has waded into this argument keyboard blazing. The first three chapters discuss in depth the definition of a “camp slave.” When a slave-owning family sent one of their men to … Continue reading →

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