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Tag Archives: Reconstruction
Railroads: “I took to it quite naturally.” Beauregard as Railroad Executive
In 1865 P.G.T. Beauregard entered upon his next act of life widowed, defeated, and without much money. Beauregard returned to New Orleans, which had escaped the destruction that laid waste other cities. It was still a premiere commercial center and … Continue reading
Beyond the 13th Amendment: Ending Slavery in the Indian Territory
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Neil P. Chatelain When exactly did legal slavery end in the United States? Many Americans unfamiliar with the particulars of the Civil War respond with 1863 and the issuing of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Still … Continue reading
A Conversation with Emma Murphy (part three)
(part three of five) We continue our conversation this week with Emma Murphy, a park guide at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. Emma started her job at the park back in February, so she’s still learning her new park and … Continue reading
A Conversation with Emma Murphy (part one)
(part one of five) As we continue our series of interviews for Women’s History Month, we spend time this week with Emma Murphy, a park guide at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greenville, Tennessee. Emma has a bachelor’s degree … Continue reading
From ECW’s Archives: Port Royal Experiment
In 2015, Ashley Webb wrote a four part series for Emerging Civil War, discussing the Port Royal Experiment as a prelude to the Reconstruction. We thought it was a series to revisit during 2018 Black History Month.
The Unexpected Turn
In my conclusion to Turning Points of the American Civil War, I suggest that Lincoln’s assassination was perhaps a turning point of the war rather than just a tragic coda that followed the surrender at Appomattox. In his outstanding book … Continue reading
Lee and Guerrilla Warfare
Two days before Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, a council of officers in what was left of the bedraggled Army of Northern Virginia hashed out three possible options for Robert E. Lee to consider. General John Brown Gordon, who was not … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged Appomattox, Appomattox Court House National Historic Park, Bert Dunkerly, Dan Davis, Edward Porter Alexander, guerrilla warfare, John Brown Gordon, Reconstruction, Robert E. Lee, Surrender, Turning Points of the American Civil War, Turning-Points-Series
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Monumental Discussion: Matt Stanley
Part of being an historian is changing your conclusions in light of new evidence. Just days ago, on the anniversary of the U.S. dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, I explained to a colleague how my views on the … Continue reading
A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 6
(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 are available. Part 6 is the concluding post in the series.) From his headquarters at City Point, Grant, in turn, informed Lincoln and Stanton that Ord had met with Longstreet … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Politics
Tagged 13th Amendment, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, civilian influence, Edwin Stanton, General James Longstreet, General Ord, Jefferson Davis, peace conference, proposed peace conference, Reconstruction, Robert E. Lee, slavery, southern women, Ulysses S. Grant, women during the civil war, women's influence
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On Location: The Wade Hampton Monument in Charleston
I’m On Location for the last time on this trip to Charleston, South Carolina. I’ve stopped in Marion Square to pay a visit to the Wade Hampton monument, which faces East Bay Drive. I’ve stopped her before to muse on Hampton’s … Continue reading
