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Announcing the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
All of us at Emerging Civil War are proud to announce the speaker lineup for our Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge (August 4-6, 2017). This year’s theme is “Great Defenses of the Civil War.” Our outstanding … Continue reading
Posted in Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged Antietam, Brandy Station, Brian Matthew Jordan, Chris Kolakowski, Chris Mackowski, Daniel Welch, Eric Wittenberg, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, Gettysburg, John Buford, Kelly Mezurek, Kennesaw Mountain, Kevin Pawlak, Lee White, Matt Atkinson, Monocacy, Ryan Quint, Second Manassas, South Mountain, Stevenson Ridge, Stonewall Jackson, Vicksburg
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Happy Birthday, Stonewall (sort of)
Happy 155th birthday to Stonewall Jackson, who was born on this day in 1861. Of course, Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). But it was on this day 155 years ago … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Memory
Tagged clarksburg, Stephwall, Stonewall Brigade, Stonewall Jackson
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Stonewall and the Chindit II: Unfinished Adventure Stories
In my last post, I compared and contrasted Generals Stonewall Jackson and Orde Wingate. I then closed with a question: Why are these men objects of such interest and fascination? There are two main reasons, and they … Continue reading
Stonewall and the Chindit I: On Character and Generalship
Contemporaries of British Major General Orde Charles Wingate, famed leader of the Chindit special forces in Burma and a noted guerrilla commander in Africa and Palestine before that, often searched for someone with which to compare him. They usually hit … Continue reading
The Future of Civil War History: Meg Groeling
The society and culture that produced the Civil War is nowhere near as simple as military history would have one believe. To cling to these cherished simplicities–battle, campaign, and commander analysis alone–is to do little more than brush the surface … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War in Pop Culture, Civilian, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Material Culture, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Navies, Newspapers, Personalities, Photography, Politics, Preservation, Symposium, Ties to the War
Tagged Gods and Generals, Memory, Preservation, Stonewall Jackson, The-Future-of-Civil-War-History, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer
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“Some of the Hardest Fighting of the War”: Alfred Pleasonton and J.E.B. Stuart at Brandy Station
Part one in a series 153 years ago this week, Union and Confederate cavalry clashed across the fields and rolling hills of Culpeper County. Deriving its name from a nearby hamlet and train stop along the Orange and Alexandria railroad, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 1st U.S. Cavalry, 1st Virginia Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Dragoons, Alfred Pleasonton, Antietam, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Brandy Station, Chancellorsville, First Manassas, Fredericksburg, George Stoneman, Gettysburg Campaign, J.E.B. Stuart, Joseph Hooker, Maj. Henry McClellan, Second Manassas, Seven Days Battles, Stonewall Jackson
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Written Words: “The General Died”
The casket was closed. Upstairs, Dr. McGuire and some of the other officers slept – or pretended to slumber. The candle flickered. He paced across the room and back, his boots echoing hollowly. General Lee knew. The Virginian governor knew. He … Continue reading
Returning Yell for Yell: The Rebel Yell’s Antebellum Origins
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Matthew Guillen. The Rebel Yell was much romanticized during and after the war. Despite the popular belief in the Yell’s death with the death of the Confederacy, it also enjoyed wide currency … Continue reading
Who is Your Civil War Battlefield MVP?
Over the weekend I had the English Premier League on in the background while I was writing and taking care of some stuff around the house. Friday and Saturday nights I watched the Norfolk Admirals play the Manchester Monarchs in … Continue reading
