Prelude to a Star
The couple formally met at a Thanksgiving Day party in 1862. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress) Part one in a series The young officer walked out of the theatre and onto the bustling Washington...
View ArticlePrelude to a Star: The Urbanna Raid
part two in a series The Army of the Potomac was in disarray when George Custer returned from Washington on May 5, 1863. Early that morning, the army began their retreat to the north bank of the...
View ArticleGettysburg Recap
The 150th anniversary of Gettysburg brought a flurry of posts to the Emerging Civil War blog. Over the last two weeks, our authors have offered many different perspectives on the battle, its...
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