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Tag Archives: Sean Michael Chick
ECWS Preview: The Battle of Nashville and They Came Only to Die
We have some cool book covers to show off for you over the next few days as we prep some titles for release later this year in the Emerging Civil War Series. Here’s the first, They Came Only To Die: … Continue reading
“The Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Grant’s Left Hook
Writing Grant’s Left Hook was unlike anything I had done before or since. It started out as an attempt to update the scholarship and combine the best of what William Glenn Robertson and Herbert M. Schiller had done before in … Continue reading
Free ECW Podcast: Grant’s Left Hook
In this new ECW Podcast episode, historian Sean Chick talks about “Grant’s Left Hook: The Bermuda Hundred Campaign,” the latest book in the Emerging Civil War Series. Listen for free here on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55261821
Grant’s Left Hook by Sean Michael Chick Now Available
We’re pleased to announce the release of the latest book in the Emerging Civil War Series: Grant’s Left Hook: The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, May 5-June 7, 1864, by Sean Michael Chick, published by Savas Beatie (and available here). This is … Continue reading
ECW Welcomes Sean M. Chick
Sean Michael Chick graduated from University of New Orleans with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Communications and from Southeastern Louisiana University with a Master of Arts in History. He served as a teaching assistant in the history department … Continue reading
The Other Beauregard Monument
Welcome back, guest author Sean Michael Chick For Civil War historians living outside of Louisiana, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard is a colorful figure. For many, he is an underrated commander. For others, a figure who is exotic and comical, particularly … Continue reading
Assigning Blame at Drewry’s Bluff: Whiting and Ransom
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Sean Michael Chick When General P.G.T. Beauregard attacked Major General Benjamin Butler at Drewry’s Bluff on May 16, 1864, he intended to win a great victory. The plan was for Butler to be … Continue reading
The Decision to Attach William F. Smith to the Army of the James
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Sean Michael Chick Major General William Farrar Smith is one of the Civil War’s most controversial commanders. He was twice removed from command. He was once considered for an army command. He was … Continue reading
Year In Review 2017: #9
Reflecting some of the historical controversies in 2017 and the discussion of monuments, our ninth most-read blog post of 2017 was written by a guest author. He shared about monuments in New Orleans and how that city faces the challenges … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Monuments, Year in Review
Tagged Confederate monuments, Monuments, New Orleans, Sean Michael Chick, Tourism, year in review 2017
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From a Former Prisoner to Another: Brigadier General William Stephen Walker and the Roots of Reconciliation
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sean Michael Chick A wonderful example of the kind of empathy that helped to make reconciliation possible was the capture of Brigadier General William Stephen Walker in 1864. Walker was born … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities, Primary Sources
Tagged 142nd New York Infantry, 17th South Carolina Infantry, 18th South Carolina Infantry, 22nd South Carolina Infantry, 23rd South Carolina Infantry, 26th South Carolina Infantry, 39th Illinois Infantry, 67th Ohio Infantry, 6th Connecticut Infantry, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry, Benjamin Butler, Bermuda Hundred, Jefferson Davis, John J. Craven, Lucy Holcombe Legion, Quincy Gilmore, Sean Michael Chick, Thomas Clingman, William Stephen Walker
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