Tag Archives: Reconciliation

Vanishing Monuments – The Case of Custer City, Colorado

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Cecily Nelson Zander

“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 →

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Unintentional Reconciliation  – Memorializing the Cavalry Fight at Gettysburg

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Cecily Nelson Zander

Though not far from the Civil War’s memorial epicenter, the cavalry battlefield at Gettysburg National Military Park sits relatively undisturbed by the crowds of tourists who come to see the site of the largest ever battle in the Western Hemisphere. … Continue reading →

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Picturing Union Victory – Early Images of the Surrender at Appomattox

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Cecily Nelson Zander

Here’s a familiar story: On April 9, 1865, generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in Wilmer McLean’s parlor at Appomattox Courthouse to sign the documents that would dictate the surrender of the most important national institution in … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Caroline Janney (part one)

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

(part one of four) March is Women’s History Month, and to commemorate the event, Emerging Civil War is talking with several women who work in the field of Civil War history. This week, ECW Editor-in-Chief Chris Mackowski talks with one … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg’s New Unity Park to be Dedicated July 5

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Steward T. Henderson

Here is a neat little story passed along to us by ECW’s Steward Henderson. Andrew Adam, a 14-year-old honor student in the Cumberland Valley School District in Mechanicsburg, PA, is wrapping up work on his Eagle Scout project. He’s a … Continue reading →

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