Tag Archives: Richmond

Book Review: The Greatest Escape

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Doug Crenshaw

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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Book Review: Kill Jeff Davis: The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Doug Crenshaw

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 →

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Book Review: Confederate Citadel

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Steve Davis

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 →

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Free ECW Podcast: Richmond – The Embattled Capital

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

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!  

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New Book in the Emerging Civil War Series Now Available: Embattled Capital: A Guide to Richmond in the Civil War

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

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Civil War Cooking: Miss Caskie’s Cake at General Lee’s Headquarters

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“You must thank Miss Norvell for her nice cake. I . . . assembled all the young gentlemen around it & though I told them it was a present from a beautiful young lady, they did not leave a crumb.” … Continue reading →

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Maggie Walker and how she valued history

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Bert Dunkerly

The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article about African American banker Maggie Walker and her impact on the banking industry. I’m always glad to see her get recognition for her hard work in banking and her leadership in civil … Continue reading →

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A Rope of Sand: Some thoughts on America after Confederate Independence

Posted on July 27, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes guest author Jim Morgan “A Southern Republic will be worse than a rope of sand with South Carolina at its head – arrogant, self-willed and dictatorial as she is.” –Former North Carolina Attorney General, Bartholomew F. Moore, December, … Continue reading →

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The Saga of Lt. General A.P. Hill’s Remains Continues

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Frank Jastrzembski

A few weeks back, I forwarded my ECW blog post on Lt. General A.P. Hill’s remains to several of Richmond’s leading officials involved in the removal of the city’s Confederate monuments: Mayor Levar Stoney, Interim City Attorney Haskell C. Brown … Continue reading →

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The State of A.P. Hill’s Physical Remains

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Edward S. Alexander

Most of Richmond’s monuments no longer stand where Confederate organizations placed them in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Protesters pulled down several, including Jefferson Davis and Williams Wickham, and the city expedited the removal of the remainder in … Continue reading →

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