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Saving General Thomas’ Rations
General George Henry Thomas Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Andrew Miller A general needs his rations like any soldier in the army. Even more important is maintaining a well fed staff as they...
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Forgetting Nashville
Among the twenty-five bloodiest battles of the American Civil War, Nashville—fought December 15-16, 1864—stands as among the most “forgotten.” Only two major works, by Stanley F. Horn and James Lee...
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The Second Seminole War as a Civil War Training Ground
In the popular narrative of the coming of the Civil War, the U.S.-Mexico War is often identified as the military crucible through which many of the war’s most famous battlefield leaders first...
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Behind Enemy Lines in Kentucky
ECW welcomes back guest author Stuart W. Sanders…. Garry Adelman and Kristopher White from the American Battlefield Trust recently filmed content at multiple Civil War sites in Kentucky for the Trust’s...
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The Anti-Lee: George Henry Thomas, Southerner in Blue
ECW welcomes guest author Kenly Stewart George Thomas shown among the higher echelon of Union commanders. Library of Congress. On August 21, 1831, a reckoning fell upon Southampton County, Virginia....
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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...
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Rain, Flintlocks Doom Rebel Attack at Mill Springs
ECW welcomes guest author Stuart W. Sanders When the Battle of Mill Springs was fought near Somerset, Kentucky, on January 19, 1862, the Union troops routed the attacking Confederate army. Although the...
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Book Review Decisions at Kennesaw Mountain: The Eleven Critical Decisions...
Decisions at Kennesaw Mountain: The Eleven Critical Decisions that Defined the Battle. By Larry Peterson, Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2023, Paperback, 200 pp, $25.58. Reviewed by Robin...
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Guardians of the Nation’s Glory: The Civil War Memorials of Northwest...
ECW welcomes guest author Kyle R. Hallowell Introduction When most people think of the location of Civil War memorials, they are likely to think of places such as Gettysburg or Antietam, not...
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Book Review: The Mexican-American War Experiences of Twelve Civil War Generals
The Mexican-American War Experiences of Twelve Civil War Generals. Edited by Timothy D. Johnson. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 2024. Hardcover, 272 pp. $45.00. Reviewed by Sam Flowers For many generals on...
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