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Tag Archives: William T. Sherman
The (Limited) Destruction of Atlanta
Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome W. Todd Groce, Ph.D., president and C.E.O. of the Georgia Historical Society, based in Savannah. Todd was kind enough to share with us a little treasure from the GHS’s incredible collection. This morning … Continue reading
Scenes from Rocky Face Ridge
I had the remarkable opportunity today to visit the crest of Rocky Face Ridge just outside Dalton, Georgia. My visit came as part of a video swing by the American Battlefield Trust with Garry Adelman and Kris White, and our … Continue reading
February 2022 Maine at War posts
In February 2022 my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from a cavalry trooper who would not quit to loyal Unionists suddenly trapped behind enemy lines in the Lone Star State.
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Missed Opportunity? The Confederates’ Lost Chance at Chattanooga
ECW welcomes back guest author Patrick Kelly-Fischer In September 1863, the Confederates executed one of the largest troop maneuvers of the entire war, setting themselves up to potentially destroy a major Union field army. They shifted Lieutenant General James Longstreet … Continue reading
The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Man of Fire
Man of Fire: William Tecumseh Sherman in the Civil War is expected out in Spring 2022. Finding Sherman in a Ford I, of course, never met William Tecumseh Sherman – and yet I know him. This feeling is borne of … Continue reading
The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: All Hell Can’t Stop Them
Very early in the writing process for the book that became Battle Above the Clouds, the publisher, the editor, and myself all decided that instead of trying to encompass all of the fighting for Chattanooga into one ECW Series volume, … Continue reading
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Tagged All Hell Can't Stop Them, Army of the Cumberland, Battle Above the Clouds, Battles for Chattanooga, Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga, Cleveland Tennessee, Col. Eli Long, copper mill, Dave Powell, David Powell, ECWS-Series, Emerging Civil War Series, George Thomas, Impulse of Victory, Joe Hooker, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold Gap, William S. Rosecrans, William T. Sherman
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The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Battle Above the Clouds
Writing Battle above the Clouds To date, I have written eleven books, co-authored one (Tullahoma) and contributed essays to two more. Most of that writing has been published by Savas Beatie, though I have also worked with Southern Illinois University … Continue reading
Men to Match My Mountains?
In the summer of 2016 I climbed my first 14,000 foot mountain—Mount Sherman—a peak in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains. Mount Sherman (14,038 feet) is one of Colorado’s 58 “14-ers,” a sobriquet that designates it as one of … Continue reading
Sherman in the Days Before Disunion
As the dark clouds of war gathered in early 1860, William Tecumseh Sherman’s career took yet another turn. He was called by old army friends like Braxton Bragg and P.G.T. Beauregard to become superintendent of the Louisiana Seminary of Learning … Continue reading
George Disney Atop Rocky Face Ridge
“I don’t think I can do this.” My voice, tense with anxiety, barely reached my husband who had already set out on the trail, leaving me in the church parking lot at the bottom of the mountain. I looked back … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Atlanta Campaign, Brigadier General Joseph Lewis, Civil War Hiking, Dalton Georgia, George Disney Trail, George H. Thomas, georgia travel, Joseph Johnston, Major General Jackson, Mill Creek Gap, Orphan Brigade, Rocky Face Ridge, William T. Sherman
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