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Tag Archives: Steve Davis
From the Editor: A Follow-Up to a Review of The Civil War Battles of Macon
It’s been a while since ECW has published a barn-burner of a post, but Book Review Editor Steve Davis’s piece yesterday on Niels Eichhorn’s The Civil War Battles of Macon seems to have lit some fires. We take a “big … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Books & Authors
Tagged academics, Jon Tracey, Niels Eichhorn, Steve Davis, The Civil War Battles of Macon
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Steve Davis to Serve as ECW’s New Book Review Editor
Emerging Civil War is pleased to announce that we are reinvigorating our book review services for readers. Toward that end we have acquired the services of Stephen Davis, of Cumming, Ga., as ECW Book Review Editor. Over the years Steve … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War
Tagged book reviews, Burke Davis, Stephen Davis, Steve Davis
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ECW Podcast “The Atlanta Campaign” Is Now Available
155 years ago, the Atlanta Campaign was well underway. In the newest Emerging Civil War Podcast episode, Chris Mackowski and Steve Davis–author of a number of works on the campaign–talk a bit about leadership, strategy, and some great stories from … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Podcast
Tagged Atlanta Campaign, Chris Mackowski, ECW Podcast, Emerging Civil War Podcast, Podcast, Steve Davis
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Black Bess (Re-)Visited
Last week, Steve Davis shared with us the story of “Black Bess,” John Hunt Morgan’s mare that was turned, by a sculptor’s whim, into a stallion. Because of Steve’s post, I decided to seek out the Morgan statue in Lexington, Kentucky, … Continue reading
Posted in Monuments
Tagged Black Bess, John Breckinridge, john hunt morgan, Lexington Cemetery, Steve Davis
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In the Critic’s Corner: Scholarly Interest in Confederate Nationalism
As part of our series with Civil War News, ECW is pleased to spotlight the work of our very own Steve Davis, a regular (and voluminous) contributor to the paper. Steve also gave us a peek at his work back in April … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Memory
Tagged Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Apples & Ashes, Civil War News, Coleman Hutchison, Confederate Minds, Confederate Nationalism, Critics Corner, Damn Yankees!, Diehard Rebels, Extra-Extra-Civil-War-News, George Rable, James Martin, Jason Phillips, Michael T. Bernath, Steve Davis, The Children's War, Why Confederates Fought, Why the South Lost the Civil War
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Extra! Extra! Civil War News!
Over the previous year, Emerging Civil War has enjoyed a growing partnership with Civil War News, the monthly current events newspaper for the Civil War community. Since taking over the paper a couple years ago, owner/editor Jack Melton has been … Continue reading
The Question of Hood and the Army of Tennessee: “Far Better” or “Far Better?”
“Punctuation acts as signposts to help your reader understand how to read your writing,” I tell my students. Many of the first-year writers I teach are still coming to grips with just how important good punctuation is—and how subtle and … Continue reading
On Location: The Site of James McPherson’s Death
July 22 is the anniversary of James McPherson’s death in 1864 during the battle of Atlanta. During my recent trip to the city, I went On Location to the spot where McPherson fell. ECW’s Steve Davis makes a special appearance, … Continue reading
On Location: Atop Kennesaw Mountain
On June 19, 1864, Joseph Johnston’s Army of Tennessee slipped into its strongest defensive position of the Atlanta Campaign: Kennesaw Mountain. I went On Location, at the mountain’s crest, to take a look for myself; I also had the opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in On Location
Tagged A Long and Bloody Task, Joe Johnston, Kennesaw Line, Kennesaw Mountain, Steve Davis
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