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The Final Resting Place of Lee’s “Old Warhorse”
Gainesville, Georgia, a town of 36,306 people at the last census, sits in North Georgia perched on the banks of Lake Lanier and straddling Interstate-985. Yet, in this Georgia town, lie the remains of James Longstreet, affectionately known during his … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Monuments, Ties to the War
Tagged Battle of the Wilderness, Confederate generals, Gainesville, General James Longstreet, Georgia, Gettysburg, Memory, Mexican-American War, Old Warhorse, Republican Party, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, West Point
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Foote on Lee
In an interview that appeared in the Summer 1999 issue of The Paris Review, Shelby Foote offered a few thoughts about the battle of Gettysburg, which he’d famously written about in “The Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign” (part … Continue reading
The Killer Angels: Soldiers Of Gettysburg – The Stage Play
On July 2, 1863, Confederate General Longstreet’s divisions swept toward the left flank of the Union line anchored on Cemetery Ridge and resting precariously in the Peach Orchard, Wheat Field, and Little Round Top. As the story goes, Colonel Chamberlain … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War in Pop Culture, Memory, Upcoming Events
Tagged Brian Newall, Brock Joseph, California, Civil War on stage, Fullerton California, Gettysburg, history in the arts, James Longstreet, John Buford, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, local theater, Maverick Theater, Michael Shaara, Robert E. Lee, stageplay, The Killer Angels, Thomas Chamberlain
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Malvern Hill: A Victory With The Look And Feel Of Defeat
ECW welcomes back guest author Rob Wilson “I have supped full with horrors. Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts Cannot once start me.” — William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5, Line 13-15 The Army of the Potomac emerged the clear … Continue reading
My Favorite Historical Person: General Philip Kearny
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Frank Jastrzembski My first knowledge of General Kearny came about ten years ago, around the age of nineteen. My grandmother purchased for me a reissued copy of Ezra J. Warner’s excellent Generals in … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Mexican War, Personalities
Tagged Army of the Potomac, Battle of Churubusco, Battle of Solferino, chivalry ideals, favorite historical person, favorite17, Franklin Pierce, Leadership, Legion of Honor, Peninsula Campaign, Philip Kearney, Robert E. Lee, What if?
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Dan Welch: Interpreting Stonewall at Second Manassas
The concentration of this year’s ECW Symposium will examine great defensive stands of the American Civil War. The multi-day event will look at numerous commanders, command decisions, and battlefields along the way, including both theaters of the conflict. For me, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Preservation, Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged Battle of Second Bull Run, Battle of Second Manassas, Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, John Pope, Manassas National Battlefield, Prince William County, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Symposium 2017, Symposium Spotlight 2017
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Kevin Pawlak: Robert E. Lee Defends the Confederate High Water Mark at Sharpsburg
Two months from today, Kevin Pawlak will be speaking at the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge (Aug. 4-6). His talk, “‘Water to his Front, Water to his Rear’: Robert E. Lee Defends the Confederate High Water Mark … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: In the Steps of Lee to Gettysburg—Culpeper
The town of Culpeper is one of central Virginia’s most historic towns. The area around Culpeper saw more marching, fighting and camping during the Civil War than any other area in the nation. Its location south of the Rappahannock River … Continue reading
The Gettysburg Campaign Begins
By the time the Gettysburg campaign began 154 years ago tomorrow, Robert E. Lee, vaunted commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, had been preparing his army for weeks. Lee had much to do. Following the army’s victory at Chancellorsville … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Trails, Common Soldier, ECW Weekender, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged A.P. Hill, Battle of Brandy Station, Brandy Station Virginia, cavalry, Culpeper, Culpeper Court House, Culpeper Virginia, General Joseph Hooker, Gettysburg Campaign, James Longstreet, Richard S. Ewell, Robert E. Lee, The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign
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“Great Good Service”: Union Cavalry Holds Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864
After taking command of the Army of the Potomac’s cavalry corps in April 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan was determined to expand the duties of his troopers. Traditionally, the primary role of cavalry was that of scouting, screening and intelligence … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged 1st New York Dragoons, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 6th Michigan Cavalry, Alfred Torbert, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Matadequin Creek, Fitzhugh Lee, George A. Custer, James Kidd, Joseph Kershaw, Lawrence Keitt, Martin Gary, Matthew C. Butler, Philip Sheridan, Richard Anderson, Robert E. Lee, Robert Hoke, Thomas Clingman, Thomas Devin, Wesley Merritt
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