Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
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Civil Discourse is a history blog that explores the American Civil War. Civil Discourse explores the complex history of the long Civil War era by connecting academic and public audiences via engagement with both traditional and new scholarship regarding one of the most transformative eras in American history.
Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
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In May 1861, a “Western Arkansian” penned a passionate defense of Arkansas Unionism: “The people of western Arkansas, the true people, the bone and sinew of our land, are yet, in sentiment and at heart, for the preservation of our once glorious union.” By exploring the circumstances of Arkansas’s secession, we can better understand the anger of this unknown Unionist and the riven reality of Arkansas’s entry into the Confederacy ..read more
Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
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The plight of Edwin McGuire and his family owed itself to the confused communal politics and military landscape of Independence County, Arkansas during the American Civil War ..read more
Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
1y ago
As we slide into 2023, Katie and I usually like to offer a review of our popular posts from the year prior. Unfortunately, 2022 proved to be a very quiet year for our endeavors! We’re hoping to offer more content in 2023 ..read more
Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
1y ago
In May 1944, four men stood together for a photograph in the small town of Cameron, West Virginia. On the far left stood Donald Solomon Redd, a veteran of World War II. On his right stood Charles Everett Anderson, a WWI veteran, and Robert Calvin Yoho, who had fought in the Spanish American War. And on the far right side of the remarkable photograph stood 95-year-old Uriah Talmage Alley, affectionately known to many as “Uncle Duck.” Uriah Alley was West Virginia’s last Civil War veteran. The photograph ran in the May 22, 1944 issue of magazine, and as the four generational photograph of Americ ..read more
Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
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Counting down the top ten posts of 2020: 6-10 ..read more
Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
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is the latest in recent scholarship to look beyond the American Civil War of 1861-1865 and instead examine how wartime service affected veterans in the years and decades beyond. Topics run the gamut from political to social history, with inclusions of the fields of economics, memory studies, race, and others. Though not comprehensive, this excellent book explores a range of experiences and offers insight into complicated and diverse groups of veterans ..read more
Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
1y ago
Following Lee’s retreat from Antietam proved deadly for the Union 5th Corps at the Battle of Shepherdstown. One of West Virginia’s largest Civil War battles, it was largely inconsequential in terms of stalling Lee’s retreat. However, it was an unforgettable event for the men who fought it ..read more
Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
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Counting down the top ten posts of 2020: 1-5 ..read more
Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
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The Augusta Powder Works operated until April 1865 when the Confederacy surrendered and the Civil War ended. During operation the works manufactured about 7,000 pounds of gunpowder a day for a total of 2,750,000 pounds produced during the war. The Confederate Powder Works was the only permanent, industrial complex constructed by the Confederate States of America ..read more
Civil Discourse | A Civil War Era Blog
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Lieutenant Colonel Walter Taylor served as General Robert E. Lee’s aide-de-camp throughout the Civil War. In the context of the critical 1864 Overland Campaign, Taylor’s writings offer an invaluable window into morale and thoughts of the Confederate high command throughout the summer. They likewise reveal Confederates’ ultimate faith in Robert E. Lee and disdain for Ulysses S. Grant ..read more