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The Final Legacy of the Civil War Generation

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Chris Kolakowski

The Civil War reshaped and defined the United States in ways still very visible today. That is enough for one generation, right? Yet the Civil War generation also led the United States throughout the late 19th Century of industrialization, expansion, … Continue reading →

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Clara Jones: A Civil War Nurse

Posted on October 30, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author John Lustrea While only roughly 20% of all Civil War nurses were women, several notable women occupy a prominent place in our modern imagination when we think of Civil War nurses. Dorothea Dix, Clara … 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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Wesley Merritt and the Battle of Tom’s Brook

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Daniel Davis

Following the Battle of Fisher’s Hill, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Federal army pursued Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early’s Rebel forces up the Shenandoah Valley. With the Yankees dogging his march, Early left the Valley, while Sheridan encamped around the town of Harrisonburg, Virginia. … Continue reading →

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