Tag Archives: Sharpsburg

ECW Weekender: Summer Lectures at the Jacob Rohrbach Inn

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

At Emerging Civil War, we love historic preservation, military history, local history, and innovative ways to share about the past. So…when we heard about the FREE Summer Lecture Series offered at the Jacob Rohrbach Inn in Sharpsburg, Maryland, we knew … Continue reading →

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The Yankee Soldier and the Belles of “Secession Proclivities”

Posted on February 14, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Rob Wilson With mid-February approaching, I went hunting for a North-South romance story to share on Valentine’s Day. In his well-researched study of Northern troops, The Life of Billy Yank: The Common Soldier … Continue reading →

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Not Just Antietam – September 17, 1862 In Perspective

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Chris Kolakowski

Wednesday, September 17, 1862. is rightly classed as the bloodiest day in American history. In that 24-hour period, more Americans fell killed, wounded, captured, or missing, than in any like 24-hour period before or since. This contention rests almost totally … Continue reading →

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Voices of the Maryland Campaign: September 17, 1862

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

The flash of musketry fire illuminated the dark landscape around the sleepy town of Sharpsburg while the few visible stars still hovered in the early morning sky. With each passing moment, as the sun rose higher behind the peaks of … Continue reading →

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With Lee in Leesburg: Harrison Hall

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Rob Orrison

On the night of September 5, 1862 a lot must have been going through Lee’s mind as he went to bed in the home of Henry and Jane Harrison in Leesburg. A few days before he informed Confederate President Davis … Continue reading →

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Kevin Pawlak: Robert E. Lee Defends the Confederate High Water Mark at Sharpsburg

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

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 →

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Union Balloon Corps: Part 3

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Caroline Davis

(Part 1 and Part 2 are available for reference.) The Union Balloon Corps received little recognition for its successes, and many in the military Sevens Days Battles considered them nothing more than entertainment. The conclusion of the Seven Days Battles, … Continue reading →

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Hand-Drawing the “Art” in Cartography

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Steve Davis

“Military works are almost universally lacking in adequate maps,” Brig. Gen. Vincent Esposito wrote in his Introduction to The West Point Atlas of American Wars (1959). Boy, was he right. How many times have we thought, while reading an otherwise fine campaign … Continue reading →

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The Fog of War–When Modern Weather Gives Us a History Lesson

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Kevin Pawlak

Col. Lonsdale Hale first coined the now oft-used phrase “fog of war” in 1896.  He termed it as “the state of ignorance in which commanders frequently find themselves as regards the real strength and position, not only of their foes, … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: “America’s Fiery Trial” Symposium

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

This weekend marks the second annual Civil War symposium at the Victoria Read Public Library, in Flushing, Ohio. For the past two years event coordinator Roger Micker has put together a great lineup of speakers. Last years event paid tribute … Continue reading →

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