How did Confederate generals Joseph E. Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard balance their big egos to score a victory at First Manassas? Emerging Civil War's Kevin Pawlak and Chris Mackowski look at some surprising components of an early war partnership/rivalry.
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As the Federal navy sought to implement its Anaconda Plan, the multi-channeled mouth of the Mississippi posed a special challenge. A key waterway, the Head of Passes, became the focus of attention—and the scene of an ironclad "surprise" months before the battle of Hampton Roads. Emerging Civil War's…
During the Atlanta Campaign, Joseph E. Johnston demonstrated at the interrelated battles of New Hope Church, Pickett's Mill, and Dallas that he knew how to fight, not just how to fall back. Historian Aaron Siever of Aaron's Civil War Travels joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to offer a closer loo…
Historian Harry Pfanz once said, "July 2nd [at Gettysburg] needed a lot of saving." Who had to save the day and where? Historians Dan Welch and Evan Portman join Chris Mackowski on the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about the second day of the battle and leaders and units who rose to the occasio…
The Cheairs family of Spring Hill lived on a stately plantation called RippaVilla. Today, the Battle of Franklin Trust manages the property. Eric Jacobson, president and CEO of the Trust, has a new book about the family and the property. He joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to explain how they se…
The 20th Maine Infantry is one of the most famous regiments of the Civil War, yet there's been surprisingly little attention devoted to unit's history. As author Jared Peatman reminds us, there's far more to the 20th Maine than Gettysburg's Little Round Top. He joins host Chris Mackowski on the Emer…
Chris Mackowski, host of the Emerging Civil War Podcast, found a lot of cool reading this spring thanks to a strong line-up of releases from Savas Beatie. From U.S. Grant's trip around the world to Stonewall Jackson's frozen trip to Romney, Virginia, to a crisis in Antietam's West Woods—the spring l…
The 1862 Valley Campaign offers plenty of history AND landscape to explore. Michael Gionfriddo, a park ranger with the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Association, joins host Chris Mackowski to talk about the things that make each of the 1862 battlefields unique—and well worth visiting.
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The ugly truth behind the “polite” behavior of “gentleman” in the Antebellum South. The power of rifled artillery against masonry forts. The statues in the U.S. Capitol. The Army of the Potomac as Baltimore. And more! It's time for another episode of "Three Things I've Learned"! This time, we talk w…
As Federal armies in the west captured huge swaths of land in the early years of the war, the front line of emancipation moved with them, presenting pressing problems for military, political, and civilian leaders alike. Historian Kristopher Teters says officers like Grant and Sherman became “Practic…
Stonewall Jackson’s winter operations in the earliest months of 1862 proved to be one of the most notorious low points of his entire Civil War career. Author Tim Snyder has a new, in-depth look at this overlooked period of Jackson’s service, from Bath to Romney to the rocky fallout that resulted.
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Forget the Eastern, Western, and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the Civil War. The naval theaters of the war invite an entirely different way of looking at the conflict. ECW's Neil Chatelain provides an overview of the Civil War on the water.
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Discussions of violence in Congress have made headlines again lately, from Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearings as secretary of Homeland Security to Heather Cox Richardson’s daily column. Dr. Paul Quigley has a new book about the most famous episode of Congressional violence, The Man Behind the …
The Summer of 1862 saw a huge swing in momentum for the Confederacy in the east following the rise of Robert E. Lee. Emerging Civil War's Devan Summerville followed in the footsteps of the Army of Northern Virginia this spring, and he joins podcast host Chris Mackowski to talk about his discoveries.…
Take a deep dive into the action on and around Little Round Top on July 2, 1863, during the battle of Gettysburg. In this episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast, author Joseph Boslet brings a soldier's-eye view to some of the most famous fighting of the Civil War.
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The battle of Shiloh represented a whole new scale of war for North and South. Author Sean Michael Chick discusses some of the controversies, personalities, and new things to learn about one the Civil War’s most stunning contests.
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Was the relationship between Ulysses S. Grant and George Gordon Meade a partnership or a rivalry? In this episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast, we'll take a closer look at that relationship with historians Brad Gottfried, Will Greene, and Jennifer Murray.
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Daniel Harvey Hill was one of the Confederacy's most talented and temperamental commanders. Chris Hartley joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about his new biography of this complicated officer, "D. H. Hill: A Military Life."The Emerging Civil War Podcast is hosted by Chris Mackowski. This …
Before the Civil War, John Fremont made a national reputation as "The Pathfinder" for helping to open up America's west coast. Emerging Civil War contributor Tonya McQuade has been on Fremont's trail, finding him in some of the most unusual places.
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The 1862 New Mexico Campaign promised huge benefits for the Confederacy if it succeeded, even while offering relatively low risks. What was there to lose? Patrick Kelly-Fischer and Phill Greenwalt join the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about their new book about the campaign, "Desert Empire."
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