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ECW Weekender: Belle Isle Prison Camp
In the days when I worked in retail, I took a variety of history books to the breakroom. Reading was an escape during my lunch break, but I’m not sure my coworkers always approved of my “light reading.” One of … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 5/23-5/29/22
The Confederacy had its pick of Southern cities to name its capital. In 1861, would you have chosen Richmond? If not, which other city would you have chosen?
February 2022 Maine at War posts
In February 2022 my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from a cavalry trooper who would not quit to loyal Unionists suddenly trapped behind enemy lines in the Lone Star State.
Posted in Internet, Websites & Blogs
Tagged 1st Maine Cavalry, 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry, 5th Maine Infantry, A.K.P. Small, Afghanistan, Albert Cole, Alfred Pleasonton, Appomattox Court House, Appomattox Station, Augusta, Bangor, Brian Swartz, Charles Almond McIntyre, Charles City Road, Clover Hill, Cooke County, Cornish, CSS Neptune, David McMurtrie Gregg, Deep Bottom, Dinwiddie Court House, Ebenezer McIntyre, Edward P. Tobie, Ellis Spear, Frances H. Chase, Franklin Bean, freedom, Galveston, Gary Lemaster, George W. Bicknell, Gettysburg, Great Hanging at Gainesville, Greenleaf Lodge, Hagerstown, Hannah Fales McIntyre, Hanover Road, Indian Territory, John B. Gordon, John B. McGruder, John C. Wadsworth, John Frederic Deane, John Irvin Gregg, Jonathan Prince Cilley, Joshua Chamberlain, Leon Smith, Libby Prison, Little Round Top, Lone Star State, Louisiana Military Academy, Lynchburg, Macon, Matamoros, Mexico, Midcoast, New Orleans, Orinda McIntyre, Oscar McIntyre, Overland Campaign, Pauline Spear, Philadelphia, Portland, Portland Daily Press, Richmond, Riverside Cemetery, Robert E. Lee, Seba McIntyre, South Portland, Texas, Thomaston, U.S. Navy, USS Harriet Lane, USS Westfield, V Corps, Walter Q. Brown, Warren, White Oak Swamp, White’s Tavern, William E. Clarke, William Justus C. McIntyre, William Renshaw, William T. Sherman, XXIV Corps, York County
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January 2022 Maine at War blog posts
In January 2022, my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from soldiers and their pets to the infantry captain who suddenly discovered two recruits now listed on the company rolls. January 5, 2022: Soldier’s pet A young combat veteran … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Navies
Tagged 10th Maine Infantry Regiment, 16th Maine Infantry Regiment, 26th Maine Infantry Regiment, Axel Hayford, Bald Hill Cove, Bangor, Belfast, Brewer, Brian Swartz, Caleb Cushing, Cape Fear River, Castine, Charles Baker, Charleston, Coast Guards Infantry, Cumberland County, Dare, E. H. Faucon, East Battery, East Belfast, Edmund J. Brookings, Ellsworth American, Farmingdale, Fort Knox, Fort O'Brien, Fort Point, Gardiner, George Custer, George H. Pendleton, George O. Hall, Georgetown, Gorham, Irish Bend, John L. Hodsdon, Kingstree, Libby Prison, Little River, Machias, Machiasport, Macon, Maine Coast Guards, Minister’s Point, Nathaniel K. Sawyer, Nicholas Picerno, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, North Carolina, North Inlet, Passagassawakeag River, Penobscot Bay, Penobscot Narrows, Penobscot River, Port Hudson, Portland, Portland Daily Press, Prospect, R. H. Stanley, Raphael Semmes, Republican Journal, Revenue Service, Richmond, Robert Wiley, Rockland, Royal Navy, South Carolina, Steele’s Ledge, Stockton Springs, USS Aries, USS Montgomery, Verona Island, Waldo County, West Battery, William H. Simpson, wilmington, Winterport
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Echoes of the Lost Cause: Autumn of the Lost Cause
ECW is pleased to welcome back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog The last month has been one of dislocation for those of us devoted to studying the Civil War and Reconstruction. Nathan Bedford Forrest was literally relocated, or at … Continue reading
Posted in Monuments, Reconstruction, Slavery, USCT
Tagged 54th Massachusetts, Alabama, American Battlefields Trust, Battle of Franklin Trust, Brown's Island, Emancipation Memorial, Franklin, John Knox, Lost Cause, Mary Bowser, Memphis, monument avenue, Nathan Bedford Forrest, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Patrick Young, Reconstruction Blog, Richmond, Rippavilla, Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Slavery, USCT, William Carney
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Book Review: The Greatest Escape
The Greatest Escape: A True Civil War Adventure By Douglas Miller Lyons Press, 2016, $26.95 hardcover Reviewed by Doug Crenshaw Of the thousands of Federal officers who were imprisoned in Richmond’s notorious Libby prison, 109 made a daring attempt to … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, ECW Book Reviews, Libby Prison, prison escape, Richmond, The Greatest Escape
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Book Review: Kill Jeff Davis: The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864
Kill Jeff Davis: The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864 By Bruce M. Venter University of Oklahoma Press, 2016 $23.99 hardcover Reviewed by Doug Crenshaw Judson Kilpatrick’s 1864 raid on Richmond is often overlooked by those who study the war in … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Cavalry
Tagged Book Review, Jefferson Davis, Kill Jeff Davis, Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid, Richmond, Union Cavalry
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Book Review: Confederate Citadel
Confederate Citadel: Richmond and Its People at War By Mary A. DeCredico University Press of Kentucky, 2020, $50 hardcover Reviewed by Stephen Davis The bookshelf devoted to the Confederate capital is a considerable one, beginning with Sallie Putnam’s Richmond During … Continue reading
Free ECW Podcast: Richmond – The Embattled Capital
Visit the Confederacy’s “Embattled Capital” with authors Bert Dunkerly and Doug Crenshaw as they talk about their new guidebook to Richmond in the Civil War. Listen for free here on ECW Patreon!
Posted in Books & Authors, Podcast
Tagged Bert Dunkerly, Doug Crenshaw, ECW Podcast, Embattled Capital, Podcast, Richmond
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New Book in the Emerging Civil War Series Now Available: Embattled Capital: A Guide to Richmond in the Civil War
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