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Tag Archives: Ulysses S. Grant
BookChat with David Silkenat, author of Raising the White Flag
I was pleased to spend some time recently with a new book by historian David Silkenat, senior lecturer of American history at the University of Edinburgh. Silkenat is the author of Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the Civil … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Common Soldier, Ties to the War, USCT
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Bennett Place, BookChat, David Anderson, David Silkenat, David Twiggs, Dix-Hill, Fort Pillow, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Lieber Code, Milliken's Bend, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Olustee, prisoner exchange, Raising the White Flag, San Antonio, Shenandoah, Simon Bolivar Buckner, surrenders, the crater, Ulysses S. Grant, UNC Press, Unconditional Surrender Grant, University of Edinburgh, USCT
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Podcast Additional Resources: Ulysses S. Grant: In Memory & Memoir
Podcast Update: All our subscribers can still access the Patreon account, but you’ll notice you weren’t charged the monthly subscriber fee for March. We’re taking a little break this month and considering what’s next for the podcast! And on to … Continue reading
ECW Podcast “Ulysses S. Grant: In Memoir & Memory” Is Now Available
Chris Mackowski and Nick Sacco from Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site had an enlightening conversation about a certain Union general and how he wrote his memories and then has been remembered. This recording is available to all subscribers at … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Podcast
Tagged ECW Podcast, emerging civil war podcast, Grant's Memoirs, podcast, Ulysses S. Grant
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CW & Pop Culture: Breaking Down the “Truths” of The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
ECW welcomes Nick Sacco. He’s authored an essay about Grant’s memoirs for the newest book and is here to share some additional perspective and thoughts… When it comes to biographies of Ulysses S. Grant, few arouse as much debate among … Continue reading
Deerskin and Eagle Buttons: Ely Parker and his Two Worlds
The roar of the waterfall drowned out any noise of the crying child cuddled in his mother’s arms. He was born in a simple log cabin built to overlook the falls of Tonawanda Creek on the Tonawanda Seneca reservation. Within … Continue reading
Lincoln Develops a More Modern Command System – Part 2: Frustration to Breakthrough
Emerging Civil War welcomes back JoAnna M. McDonald (This piece follows the introductory reminder of wars and republics and Part 1: Growing Pains) Thus far, in the first fourteen months, President Abraham Lincoln’s command systems had failed to generate success … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Lincoln, Politics
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War Strategy, Henry Halleck, JoAnna M. McDonald, politics, strategic leadership, Ulysses S. Grant
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Acts of violence against America
Acts of violence against America. That’s the context an exhibit panel challenged me to consider as I neared the end of the self-guided tour of the Sixth Floor Museum in the Texas Book Depository overlooking Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Ties to the War
Tagged 9/11, Acts of Violence Against America, American Terrorist, Dealey Plaza, Doaksville, Ford's Theatre, H.S. Washburn, Jefferson Davis, JFK, JFK Assassination, Oklahoma City Bombing, Oklahoma City Combing Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Sixth Floor Museum, Stand Watie, The Vacant Chair, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant
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“They Call This War a Cloud Over the Land”
Politically, one might think that climate and weather have only become a topic of interest lately. After all, 19th-century science was not very reliable, and a person could not control the weather. Everyone knew that. But could a war affect … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civilian
Tagged Lincoln, stars and planets, Ulysses S. Grant, Walt Whitman, weather
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The Fall of Fort Henry and the Changing of Confederate Strategy
Fort Donelson has “Unconditional Surrender” Grant. It has an early morning Confederate attack, a breakout by Nathan Bedford Forrest and, in short, the stuff that makes good history. But from this outsider’s perspective looking in on the Western Theater, I … Continue reading
“I Felt Keenly All the Horrors of War”: Psychological Experiences of Civil War Generals During the Mexican War
There is no shortage of connections between the Mexican War (1846-48) and the American Civil War. When Lee and Grant met at Appomattox in April 1865, the two adversaries eased the tension by evoking memories of the Mexican War. Lee … Continue reading
