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Making Sense of Chickamauga
I’ve heard the phrase “hot mess” before, but Chickamauga National Battlefield gave it a whole new meaning. The first time I visited, about seven years ago, temperatures soared into the upper nineties… more →
Emerging Civil War
Twilight at the 150th Anniversary
wrote 9 hours ago: A gun stands ready to be fired as twilight closes around the end of 150th anniversary events. … more →
Making Sense of Chickamauga
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wrote 3 days ago: I’ve heard the phrase “hot mess” before, but Chickamauga National Battlefield gave it a whole new me … more →
Stories in Stone: 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry
wrote 3 days ago: At the intersection of the Chambersburg Pike and Reynolds Avenue stands a tall white stone slab with … more →
War in the House of God: Salem Church
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wrote 1 week ago: A lesser known part of the Chancellorsville campaign is the battle that swirled around Salem … more →
Remembering the war, the centennial, and the sesquicentennial
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wrote 1 week ago: Guest-poster Caroline Davis is wrapping up an internship at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National … more →
Heaven Shines on Home Field Advantage
wrote 1 week ago: Georgia Monument Chickamauga National Battlefield May 14, 2013 … more →
Soldier from the Sunshine State
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wrote 1 week ago: Florida Monument at sunset Chickamauga National Battlefield May 14, 2012 … more →
New Yorkers Under a South Carolina Crescent atop a Tennessee Mountain
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wrote 1 week ago: New York Monument Point Park, Lookout Mountain Chattanooga National Battlefield Monday, May 13, 2013 … more →
On the 149th Anniversary of the Bloody Angle
wrote 1 week ago: In the midst of the Chancellorsville sesquicentennial, the 149th anniversary of the battle of the Wi … more →
Hidden in the Bushes
wrote 1 week ago: The monument to Parker’s Virginia Battery stands as the lone monument to the Second Battle of … more →
Fateful Lightning: Was Sherman's March To the Sea a War Crime? Part I
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wrote 1 week ago: You might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against these terrible hardships of war. They … more →
A Thank You to our Readers
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wrote 1 week ago: Chris Mackowski and I wanted to take a moment to thank all of our readers that we meet over the past … more →
The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photography: Mourning
wrote 1 week ago: Part VI in a series Jackson’s death sent the entire Confederacy into mourning. For some, the … more →
The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photography: The Death
wrote 2 weeks ago: Part V in a series On May 10, 1863 Jackson passed away from Pneumonia at 3:15 in the afternoon. See … more →
Candlelight Scenes From the Jackson Shrine
wrote 2 weeks ago: A candle stands watch next to Jackson’s deathbed The same clock ticks away the hours in … more →
The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photographs: The Shrine
wrote 2 weeks ago: Part IV in a series On May 4, Jackson was transported 27 miles by ambulance to the Chandler plantati … more →
"Uncle John" -- R.I.P.
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The monument to “Uncle John” Sedgwick, who was killed by a sharpshooter on May 9, 1864 … more →
The Story of Stephwall
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wrote 2 weeks ago: As Emerging Civil War continues its coverage of the 150th anniversary of Chancellorsville and the de … more →
The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photographs: The Amputation
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Part III in a series In the early hours of May 3, doctors amputated Jackson’s left arm. Today … more →
