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Civil War Back to School: Barton Myers and Cecily Zander Nelson

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

(Part two of a series) We’re looking this week at different ways some of the academic folks working with ECW are adapting to the start of the semester in the age of COVID-19. Today we’ll hear from two folks who’ve … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Lee-Jackson Day

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

The weather could not have been more beautiful in Lexington, Virginia, on Saturday morning as hundreds of Confederate devotees gathered for the annual Lee-Jackson Day commemoration. The day itself—still observed as a legal holiday in parts of Virginia—falls on January … Continue reading →

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