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Time to Talk (Civil War) Books: A Conversation with Marc Ramsey—part five
Part five of five In today’s final installment of my conversation with Marc Ramsey of Owens & Ramsey Bookseller, we talk a bit about the overall health of the book business and how that impacts Marc as a specialized seller. … Continue reading
Time to Talk (Civil War) Books: A Conversation with Marc Ramsey—part two
Part two of five We’re continuing my conversation with Marc Ramsey, owner of Owens & Ramsey Bookseller in suburban Richmond, Virginia. Yesterday, after getting an orientation to his shop, Marc began to tell me a little about the shop’s general … Continue reading
Ryan Quint’s Fascination with Lesser-Known Battles Leads to Book on Monocacy
By ECW Correspondent Emily Losito A young Ryan T. Quint sat at his high school desk entranced in a Civil War documentary. His teacher had No Retreat from Destiny playing on the screen, a 2006 film about the battle of … Continue reading
Now Available from the Emerging Civil War Series: The Battle of Monocacy
The latest Emerging Civil War Series book is shipping from the printer this week: Determined to Stand and Fight: The Battle of Monocacy by Ryan T. Quint, published by Savas Beatie, LLC. (click here to order!) In early July 1864, … Continue reading
Digital Traces
Traces of the Bloody Struggle: The Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, Spotsylvania Court House by Chris Mackowski is now available digitally through Amazon.com, courtesy of Savas Beatie, LLC. The book recounts the action on the eastern front during the May … Continue reading
Noah Trudeau Explains Lincoln’s Greatest Journey
Recently I chatted with award-winning author Noah Andre Trudeau, who has written several well-regarded books on the Civil War in 1864 and 1865. We discussed his next book, Lincoln’s Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days That Changed a Presidency, March 24 – … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Book Review, Books & Authors, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Personalities, Reconstruction, Sieges, Slavery
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Appomattox Campaign, Breakthrough at Petersburg, City Point, David Dixon Porter, Fall of Petersburg, Fall of Richmond, General William T. Sherman, Grant, Julia Grant, Lincoln in Richmond, Mary Todd Lincoln, Noah Andre Trudeau, Savas Beatie
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Traces of the Bloody Struggle: The Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, Spotsylvania Court House
In my capacity as the historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge, one of my projects this summer has been to compile some information about the property’s role during the Civil War. Many of our guests are interested in the Civil War, and … Continue reading
What Historians Really Do–Part 1
Elmer Ellsworth. This is the man who has been the focus of my intellectual life for over ten years, although there were times earlier that he was certainly in my sights. Who knows exactly why one person, one battle, one … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged aftermath of battle, American Public University, Chris Mackowski, EE Brownell, Elmer Ellsworth, Kenosha, Kenosha Civil War Museum, Kris White, Memory, Savas Beatie
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Symposium Spotlight: Chris Mackowski and the Fight for the “Bloody Angle”
Dr. Chris Mackowski is one of the founders of Emerging Civil War, as well as a very popular speaker on the Civil War roundtable circuit. Chris is a professor of journalism and mass communications at St. Bonaventure University. Currently he serves as … Continue reading
Posted in Speakers Bureau, Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged A Season of Slaughter, America's Civil War, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Blue and Gray Magazine, Chris Mackowski, Civil War Regiments, Civil War Times, Emerging Civil War Series, Engaging the Civil War Series, Hallowed Ground, Savas Beatie, Spotsylvania, symposium, Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
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Second Winchester: The Confederate Victory that Opened the Door to Gettysburg
Eric Wittenberg described his latest publishing project, co-written by Scott Mingus, as “thorough.” And the extensive research that went into the book—not to mention its 500-page duration—is proof of that. The Second Battle of Winchester: The Confederate Victory that Opened … Continue reading
