Tag Archives: Virginia

Before They Were Americans: ERW’s Upcoming Event

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

From our friends at Emerging Revolutionary War. For more information about our sister site, click here. Mark your calendars for September 28, 2019!  Emerging Revolutionary War is excited to announce that we are partnering with Gadsby’s Tavern Museum and The … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: Fredericksburg, Virginia to Move Slave Auction Block

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

On Tuesday, June 11, the Fredericksburg City Council voted 6 to 1 to remove and relocate the city’s well-known slave auction block. Located at the corner of William and Charles Streets in downtown Fredericksburg, the block has been the source … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: Tennessee and Virginia Battlefields Receive Major Preservation Grants

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Over the past few weeks, seven battlefields in Tennessee and Virginia received major preservation grants through national, state, and private funding programs. Between the two states, nearly $3 million is being dedicated to preserve and protect threatened land. This is … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: $1.15 Million In Grants To Protect Battlefields In Virginia

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War is pleased to share the following press release and celebrate a wonderful preservation opportunity! Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund will help preserve more than 500 acres of hallowed ground at 10 Virginia historic sites This week the Virginia … Continue reading →

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Railroads – The Virginia Central Railroad: A Target For Union Raids

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Eric J. Wittenberg

The Virginia Central Railroad was chartered as the Louisa Railroad in 1836 by the Virginia Board of Public Works. The name was changed to the Virginia Central Railroad in 1850. It ran from westward from Richmond and ended in Gordonsville, … Continue reading →

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Civil War Trails: Abingdon, Virginia

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Drew Gruber

Tucked far into Southwest Virginia is the town of Abingdon. If you’ve ever traveled down Interstate 81 there is no doubt you’ve seen the signs, maybe even the Civil War Trails directional sign, enticing you take the exit ramp. If … Continue reading →

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Maryland, My Maryland? Jefferson Davis and the Maryland Campaign of September 1862

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Kevin Pawlak

Confederate soldiers splashing across the Potomac River in early September 1862 jubilantly bellowed out the tune “Maryland, My Maryland” as they marched into the Old Line State. Just months earlier, with the war escalating around the Confederate capital of Richmond, … Continue reading →

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Fortress Washington, Part II

Posted on February 16, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Steve T. Phan to continue his discussion of Fortress Washington. You can find his first post here. In the late afternoon of July 21, 1861, Captain Barton S. Alexander, U.S. Army Engineers, described … Continue reading →

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Dranesville, a Troubled Town: Part 2

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Ryan Quint

Part One Can Be Found Here. The white men of Virginia went to the polls on a warm May 23, 1861 to vote on the secession referendum passed a month earlier by a delegates’ convention. By the time the ballots … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Historical Person: James Hanger

Posted on June 20, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Trout As a Civil War historian, the toughest and most challenging question of all is “who is your favorite historical person?” From Union war heroes to gallant Rebel commanders to the … Continue reading →

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