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Tag Archives: secession
“Independence Forever”–except in Vicksburg
To commemorate 1826’s July Fourth celebrations in Quincy, Massachusetts—which marked the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—the organizing committee approached the town’s elder statesman, John Adams. Adams, the single most important voice of the independence movement in the Second … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Holidays, Memory, Slavery
Tagged 4th of July, freedom, Independence Day, Independence Forever, John Adams, John Pemberton, July Fourth, liberty, secession, slavery, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg
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SC’s Secession Convention @ Institute Hall
Over the weekend, I shared photos of some historical markers in Charleston that indicated the location of the building where the state’s postwar constitutional convention met. Ironically, the site of the state’s secession convention was just a block and a … Continue reading
“Unparalleled Insult and Wrong to the State”: Unionism and the Camp Jackson Affair of May 1861 (Part 1)
Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome guest author Kristen M. Trout On May 13, 1861, the headline “Fight Between Rioters and the Home Guard – Several Persons Killed” adorned the covers of the nation’s most popular newspapers.[1] St. Louis … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier, Politics
Tagged camp jackson, camp jackson affair, clairborne jackson, German, Missouri, Nathaniel Lyon, secession, Sterling Price, unionism
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North of the Tweed and South of the Potomac: A Tale of Two Roberts and Two Prayers That Changed the Course of History (part two)
In commemoration of Robert E. Lee’s birthday, ECW is pleased to present the second of a two-part piece by guest author Richard G. Williams, Jr. Robert E. Lee had given his whole life to the Union for which his father, … Continue reading
North of the Tweed and South of the Potomac: A Tale of Two Roberts and Two Prayers That Changed the Course of History (part one)
ECW is pleased to welcome back guest author Richard G. Williams, Jr.. This is part one of a two-part piece. Part two will appear later today. “Patriotism is the love of a land and its people, nationalism is the love … Continue reading
John Tyler: The Brief Civil War Career of Virginia’s Elder Statesman
The grave of James Monroe sits in a cage on the crown of a knoll in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery. The ornate metalwork that holds him in looks like an oversized birdcage, although whether it’s to keep grave robbers from plundering Monroe’s sarcophagus … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Hollywood Cemetery, James Monroe, John Tyler, secession
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A visit with “Old Kinderhook” on the 150th anniversary of his death
The secession of South Carolina triggered civil war in Martin Van Buren’s house before it ever triggered fighting on the battlefield. After his public career ended, the former president had retired to the quiet life of a country farmer in … Continue reading
