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Tag Archives: Sesquicentennial
The Future of Civil War History: Chris Kolakowski
What is the future of Civil War history? On the surface, the question is amusingly phrased, asking for the future of something that has occurred in the past. But below the surface there is a serious matter for discussion. The … Continue reading
The Future of Civil War History: Kevin Pawlak
Civil War history has perhaps never been so prevalent to Americans than it is today. With the close of the sesquicentennial and the onset of the so-called Confederate culture wars, the story of our nation’s greatest struggle still resonates with … Continue reading
The Future of Civil War History: Jim Broomall (part two)
part two of a four-part interview At the end of last week, we started a conversation with Dr. James Broomall, co-editor of a special issue of the journal Civil War History that looks at “The Future of Civil War History.” … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, National Park Service, Sesquicentennial, Ties to the War
Tagged Alan Nevins, Broomall-Interview, Civil War Institutue, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg Foundation, James Broomall, Jill Titus, Jim Broomall, National Park Service, Pete Carmichael, Sesquicentennial, The-Future-of-Civil-War-History, U.S. Grant the Third
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Year in Review 2015: The Sesquicentennial
2015 saw the closing act of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. For four years, Civil War buffs, students, and aficionados tromped battlefields, attended ceremonies, and commemorated sacrifices, and the closing months of the war provided some of the most memorable opportunities … Continue reading
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Symposium Takeaway: Meg Thompson
There are many reasons to travel 3,000 miles, including being part of the Emerging Civil War’s Second Symposium. It is wonderful to put faces to names, and to see friends I have not seen for a year. I presented again … Continue reading
Question of the Week: Aug. 10, 2015
Keeping in the spirit of this past weekend’s Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge: What was your greatest or most poignant memory of the sesquicentennial years of the American Civil War?
On Writing Grant’s Last Battle
Part one of two In the fall of 2012, I had the opportunity to speak to the Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table in Fredericksburg, Virginia, about Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs. Grant’s work to write them was literally a race … Continue reading
Confederate Culture Wars at NASCAR: Meg Thompson
Just about the last hope for the Lost Cause might be NASCAR. As a follower and fan myself, it has been interesting to see how the sport of stock car racing has responded to the Confederate flag kerfluffle. NASCAR is … Continue reading
O Captain! My Captain!
There are many excellent reasons why Walt Whitman is considered the poet laureate of the American Civil War. His poetic style is much closer to that of the 20th century’s free verse rather than the labored rhyme schemes so popular … Continue reading
Thoughts on Appomattox (part four)
The doors of Wilmer McLean’s house stand wide open–front and back–and a bevy of Parks Service volunteers stand ready to funnel the throng through. A Park Service ranger stands in the hallway to ensure no one enacts any mischief in the … Continue reading
