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Hallowed Ground Magazine
Spring 2012

- Volume 13, Number 1
- 1. Feature Article - Secession at Shiloh: Mississippi's Convention Delegates Rise to Their State's Defense »
- 1 a. Highlight - Corinth: The Critical Crossroads »
- 1 b. Highlight - Albert Sidney Johnston »
- 1 c. Highlight - Fallen Timbers: Shiloh's Final Chapter »
- 2. Feature Article: Defiance in the Valley: Stonewall Jackson's Campaign of Strategic Diversion in the Shenandoah Valley »
- Civil War Comes to Southern California (Learn about the Teacher Institute »)
- Trust to Preserve Two Cedar Creek "Turning Points" (Help Preserve Cedar Creek Online »)
- New Preservation Effort Coincides with Mill Springs Anniversary (Help Preserve Mill Springs Online »)
- Park Day 2012
- Your Donations at Work: The Trust's Latest Victories
- Department of the Interior Provides Funding for Land Acquisition at Richmond National Battlefield Park (Read Press Release Online »)
- Page from the Past - Henry Kyd Douglas: He Rode with Stonewall »
- Join us at our 2012 Annual Conference (Learn more online »)
Winter 2011

- Volume 12, Number 4
- 1. Feature article: Nothing but God Almighty can Save that Fort: Fort Donelson's Path to Unconditional and Immediate Surrender (Read Article Online) »
- 1 a. Highlight: The Fall of Fort Henry »
- 1 b. Highlight: Building a Brown Water Navy »
- 1 c. Highlight: Early River Operations »
- 2. Feature article: A War Anything But Civil (Read Article Online) »
- 2 a. Highlight: Anatomy of River Defenses »
- 2 b. Highlight: The Rise, Fall & Resurgence of Ulysses Grant »
- Preservationists Declare Victory at Grant's Headquarters (View Online News Release »)
- Trust Battle App Offerings Continue to Expand (See Battle Apps »)
- Civil War Ballooning (See Online Resources »)
- Preservationists Push for Gettysburg "Buffer Bill" (Visit www.gettysburglegacy.com »)
- Trust Affinity Card (Visit www.civilwar.org/creditcard »)
- Park Day 2012 (Learn more »)
- Civil War Trust Honors Regional Battlefield Advocates (View Online Press Release »)
- Join us for the Civil War Trust's 2012 Annual Conference (Learn more »)
- 2011 Photo Contest (View Online Gallery »)
Fall 2011

- Volume 12, Number 3
- 1. Feature article: Toward Statehood: Western Virginia on the Eve of the Civil War (Read Article Online) »
- 1 a. Highlight: First Blood at Philippi »
- 1 b. Highlight: David Hunter Strother »
- 1 c. Highlight: Union Victories Continue »
- 2. Feature article: The Accidental Battle of Ball's Bluff (Read Article Online) »
- 3. Feature article: History Under Siege (Read Article Online) »
- 4. Manassas Anniversary Marked by Land Preservation (View Online Resources) »
- 5. "Bull Run Battle App" Debuts for First Manassas Sesquicentennial (View Online Resources) »
- 6. Trust's Annual Conference Kicks Off Sesquicentennial Event Series (View Online Photo Gallery) »
- 7. Explore Images of 1861 America in 3D (View 3D Photos) »
- 8. Campaign 150: Our Time, Our Legacy (View Online Resources) »
- 9. Creative Students Work to "Preserve 150 Years of History"
- 10. Civil War Trust Announces "Regional Institutes"
Summer 2011

- Volume 12, Number 1
- 1. Feature article: Missouri's Bloody Hill: The Battle of Wilson's Creek (Read Article Online) »
- 1 a. Highlight:The Battle For Wilson’s Creek »
- 1 b. Highlight: Segregated Ashes »
- 1 c. Highlight: Wilson’s Creek Medals of Honor »
- 2. Feature article: The "Sesquicentennial App" (Read Article Online) »
- 3. Feature article: Beyond the Display Case (Read Article Online) »
- 4. Gettysburg Casino Defeated (View Online Resources) »
- 5. Former Gettysburg Country Club Becomes Part of National Park (View Online Resources) »
- 6. Country Music Star Trace Adkins Testifies to Congress on Battlefield Preservation (View Online Resources) »
- 7. Cutting Edge Tour of Fredericksburg Battlefield (View Online Resources) »
- 8. Preservation Profiles: Separated by a Continent, United by a Passion
- 9. Colors Forward: Preserving the Civil War Battle Flags of Wisconsin
- 10. Civil War Trust's New Civil War Curriculum, Endorsed by History (TM) (View Online Resources) »
- 11. Civil War Trust Photo Contest (View Online Resources) »
- 12. The Civil War 150: An Essential To-Do List (View Online Resources) »
Spring 2011

- Volume 12, Number 1
- 1. Feature article: An End to Innocence: The First Battle of Manassas (Read Article Online) »
- 1 a. Highlight: Shaping a Volunteer Army (Read Article Online) »
- 1 b. Highlight: First Test of Modern Warfare (Read Article Online) »
- 1 c. Bio: Build a Stonewall (Read Article Online) »
- 2. The Battlefield Today: Finding the 7th Georgia Marker (Read Article Online) »
- 3. The Battlefield Today: The Centennial Reenactment of First Manassas (Read Article Online) »
- 4. The Battlefield Today: Spectators Witness History (Read Article Online) »
- 5. The Battlefield Today: The Yankee Van Pelt (Read Article Online) »
- 6. Walmart Retreats from the Wilderness (View Online Resources) »
- 7. Gettysburg Casino Decision Delayed (View Online Resources) »
- 8. New Look, Same Mission for Civil War Trust (View Online Resources) »
- 9. Trust Reaches 30,000 Acres (View Online Resources) »
- 10. Park Day 2011 (View Online Resources) »
- 11. Georgia Preservation Advocates Receive Chairman's Awards (View Online Resources) »
Winter 2010

- Volume 11, Number 4
- 1. Feature article: The Problem in Charleston Harbor (Read Article Online) »
- 1 a. Highlight: The Citadel’s “Big Red”Flag Rediscovered (Read Article Online) »
- 1 b. Bio: Anderson's Heroic Command (Read Article Online) »
- 1 c. Highlight: Firing the First Shot (Read Article Online) »
- 2. Feature Article: Voices of Secession (Read Article Online) »
- 2 a. Bio: Mary Chesnut's Prolific Pen (Read Article Online) »
- 2 b. Highlight: Lincoln's Voice: Union Above All (Read Article Online) »
- 2 c. Highlight: States of the Pseudo-Confederacy(Read Article Online) »
- 3. Page from the Past: Secession Hall's Fiery Rhetoric, Fiery Demise (Read Article Online) »
- 4. CWPT Unveils Revolutionary Mobile Battlefield Tour (View Online Resources) »
- 5. CWPT Begins Massive Fundraising Effort at the Wilderness (View Online Resources) »
- 6. Department of the Interior Honors CWPT with Partner in Conservation Award (View Online Resources) »
- 7. Senator Alexander Kicks-Off Spring Hill Preservation Campaign (View Online Resources) »
- 8. Veterans Rally to Protect Gettysburg from Casino Proposal (View Online Resources) »
- 9. 2010 Grand Review Takes Tennessee (View Online Resources ) »
Fall 2010

- Volume 11, Number 3
- 1. Feature article: Chickamauga: Georgia's River of Death (Read Article Online) »
- 1 a. Bio: John Clem: The Youngest Union Soldier (Read Article Online) »
- 1 b. Bio: George H. Thomas: The Rock of Chickamauga (Read Article Online) »
- 1 c. Highlight: Our First Military National Park (Read Article Online) »
- 2. Feature Article: The Fight at Reed's Bridge (Read Article Online) »
- 2 a. Highlight: Maneuvers at McLemore's Cove (Read Article Online) »
- 2 b. Bio: Nathan Bedford Forrest: Wizard of the Saddle (Read Article Online) »
- 3. Page from the Past: Lee and Gordon's Mill (Read Article Online) »
- 4. Court Date Set for Wilderness Walmart Case (View Online Resources) »
- 5. Historians, Veterans Groups Speak Out Against Gettysburg Casino (View Online Resources) »
- 6. CWPT Donates 54 Acres to the Commonwealth of Kentucky (View Online Resources) »
- 7. Hallowed Ground Wins Second-Straight National Award (View Online Resources) »
- 8. CWPT Recognized Honor Guard (View Online Resources) »
- 9. Winners Announced in 2010 Student Essay Contest (View Online Resources ) »
- 10. Rave Reviews for 2010 Teacher Institute (More about Teacher Institute) »
Summer 2010

- Volume 11, Number 2
- 1. Feature article: Valley Thunder, The Battle of New Market (Read Article Online) »
- 1 a. Highlight: "... and May God Forgive Me For the Order" (Read Article Online) »
- 1 b. Highlight: Moses Ezekiel - New Market Veteran Memorializes War (Read Article Online) »
- 2. Author Feature: Inverview with Charles Knight (Read Article Online) »
- 3. CWPT Unveils 2010 Edition of History Under Siege™ (View Online Resources) »
- 4. Governor McDonnell, Virginia Leaders Laud Battlefield Preservation (View Online Resources) »
- 5. Legal Proceedings against Wilderness Walmart Move Forward (View Online Resources) »
- 6. Casino Proposal Again Threatens Gettysburg (View Online Resources) »
- 7. Annual Battlefield Photography Contest is Underway (View Online Resources) »
- 8. CWPT Color Bearer Program Continues to Expand (View Online Resources) »
- 9. Help CWPT By Expanding Your Personal Library (Read Online Resources ) »
- 10. Teacher Institute Comes to Hagerstown, Md. (More about Teacher Institute) »
Spring 2010

- Volume 11, Number 1
- 1. Feature article: A House Divided: Civil War Kentucky (Read Article Online) »
- 1 a. Highlight: The Orphan Brigade - Uncertain Origins of an Iconic Nickname (Read Article Online) »
- 1 b. Highlight: John Hunt Morgan - Chivalrous Cavalier or Wanton Bandit (Read Article Online) »
- 2. Feature article: Preserving Kentucky Battlefields (Read Article Online) »
- 3. Casino Appeal Threatens Gettysburg (View Online Resources) »
- 4. Legal Proceedings against Wilderness Walmart Move Forward (View Online Resources) »
- 5. Civil War Sesquicentennial Activities Move Forward Across the Country (View civilwar150.org) »
- 6. CWPT Color Bearer Society Continues to Thrive (Learn how it's now easier than ever to become a Color Bearer) »
- 7. The Good Fight: Robert K. Krick, a Curator for Chancellorsville (Video: Bob Krick at Chancellorsville) »
- 8. Page from the Past: The Technology Behind Civil War Photography (View Online Resources) »
- 9. The Next Generation: Teaching Civics Through Preservation (Read Online Resources ) »
- 10. Teacher Institute Comes to Hagerstown, Md. (More about Teacher Institute) »
Winter 2009
Volume 10, Number 4
- 1. Feature article: 1. Lone Star Leadership: Preserving the Hallowed Ground of Texas (Read Article Online) »
- 2. Feature article: Widows on the Battlefield: Platforms of Grief
(Read Highlight Online: Deadly Duty in the Arsenals ») - 3. Battlefield Preservation Gets Landmark Federal Allocation (View Online Version) »
- 4. Sen. Jim Webb Celebrates Protection of Third Winchester Battlefield Land (View Online Version) »
- 5. Wilderness Walmart: CWPT Supports Legal Challenge (View Online Version) »
- 6. 2009 Grand Review in Springfield, Ill.
- 7. The Great Task: One Mission, Many Ways to Give
- 8. Profiles in Preservation: Remembering Jody Powell and Pete Jorgensen
- 9. Page from the Past: Letters from a Confederate Wife (Read Article Online »)
- 10. 2009 Photo Contest Winners (View winners online »)
- 11. Virginia Middle Schoolers Combine Technology and Civil War History (View Online »)
Fall 2009
Volume 10, Number 3
- 1. Feature article: "Purged Away with Blood: John Brown's War" by Dennis E. Frye (Read Article Online) »
- 2. Feature article: "John Brown's Smoldering Spark" by Dennis E. Frye (Read Article Online) »
- 3. Wilderness Walmart: Coalition vows to fight on (View Online Version) »
- 4. CWPT Donates 176 Acres at Harpers Ferry to National Park Service (View Online Version) »
- 5. Page from the Past: Commemorating Civil War Anniversaries
- 6. The Great Task: Plan Now for End of Year Donations
- 7. Profiles in Preservation: Robert Hicks »
- 8. The Next Generation: Award Winning Student Essays
Summer 2009
Volume 10, Number 2
- 1. Feature article: "Evidence for 'The Unpopular Mr. Lincoln'" (Read Article Online) »
- 2. Unearthing “Honest Abe,” an interview with author Larry Tagg
- 3. Feature article: "Trailing Lincoln Along the Civil War Discovery Trail" (Read Article Online) »
- 4. Wilderness Walmart Controversy Continues [View Online]
- 5. CWPT Announces 2009 Preservation Awards [View Online]
- 6. Page from the Past: The Stonehouse Letter
- 7. Honor Roll of Donors: The CWPT 300
- 8. Profiles in Preservation: Rep. Steve McDaniel
- 9. The Next Generation: Educational Outreach
Spring 2009
Volume 10, Number 1
- 1. Feature Article: "Ramparts of Rock" (read article) »
- 2. Feature Article: They Came with Barbarian Yells and Smoking Pistols (read article) »
- 3. Off the Beaten Path at Gettysburg
- 4. History Under Siege 2009 [view online]
- 5. Profiles in Preservation: Wes Foster
- 6. Honor Roll of Donors
- 7. The Next Generation: Educational Outreach
- 8. CWPT Spring Board Meeting [view photos]
Winter 2008
Volume 9, Number 4
"'Damn the Torpedoes!' The Battle of Mobile Bay" By Craig Symonds
"'For the Last Time on Earth': The Life and Death of Aaron Thomas McNaghten"
By Wayne Motts
"Walmart Threatens the Wilderness"
Fall 2008
Volume 9, Number 3
"Washington’s Civil War Defenses and the Battle of Fort Stevens" By B.F. Cooling and Wally Owen
"The Passing of the Armies: Daily Life in Civil War Washington"
By Linda Wheeler
"Glimpses of a Capital at War"
By Jason Wickersty
Summer 2008
Volume 9, Number 2
"Mount Up! Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign" By Eric J. Wittenberg
"Telling the Whole Story: Preserving Hunterstown’s 'North Cavalry Field'"
By Lori Harding
"Mosby Letter Defends Stuart's Ride"
By Marisa Morigi
Spring 2008
Volume 9, Number 1
"History Under Siege: Trace Adkins Lends Voice to Battlefield Preservation Cause"
"Skim Milk Yankees Fighting: The Battle of Athens, Missouri"
By Jonathan K. Cooper-Wiele
"'A Blood Thirsty Monster': Henry W. Halleck and Guerilla Warfare in Missouri"
By Jessica Wagner
Winter 2007
Volume 8, Number 4
"The Battle of Glorieta and Union Victory in the Far West" By Dr. Don E. Alberts
"Clash at Picacho Peak"
By Jim Head
"Treasures of the Western War"
Photos by Emily Brown, Captions by Rich Higgins
Fall 2007
Volume 8, Number 3
"Cobb County in the Atlanta Campaign" By Philip Secrist
"Kennesaw Mountain"
By Willie Ray Johnson
"A Perfect Pandemonium: The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain" By John D. Fowler
Summer 2007
Volume 8, Number 2
"The North Anna Campaign" By Gordon Rhea
"A Quiet Moment on the North Anna River"
By John Cummings
"Civil War Medicine… It’s Not What You Think"
By George Wunderlich
Spring 2007
Volume 8, Issue 1
"The Rise and Fall of Gettysburg Slots: How a Small Group of Concerned Citizens Created the Nationwide Movement that Slew a Casino Leviathan"
"Suffolk in the Civil War"
By Brian Steels Wills
"The War Hits Home"
By Brian Steels Wills
"Hallowed Ships: Preserving America’s Civil War Heritage at Sea"
By Craig L. Symonds
Winter 2006
Volume 7, Number 4
"Desecration of Harpers Ferry Battlefield Perpetrated by Developers"
"The Terrain and Fortifications of Harpers Ferry" By Earl J. Hess
"Stonewall Jackson’s Triumph at Harpers Ferry" By Dennis E. Frye
Fall 2006
Volume 7, Number 3
"The Battle of Wilson’s Creek and the Struggle for Missouri" By William Garrett Piston
"'Fighting Tom' Sweeny"
By Jeff Patrick
"The Ray House at Wilson’s Creek" By Connie Langum
Summer 2006
Volume 7, Number 2
"The True Battle for Fredericksburg" By Frank O’Reilly
"Fredericksburg: Confederate Victory, Union Story" By George C. Rable
"Voices from the Storm: Civilians Endure the Battle of Fredericksburg" By John Hennessy
Spring 2006
Volume 7, Number 1
"The Battle of Shiloh: The Surprise in Tennessee" By Wiley Sword
"Shiloh: The Consequence of Losing Armageddon"
By Stacy D. Allen
"Corinth: Decision at the Crossroads"
By Stacy D. Allen
Winter 2005
Volume 6, Number 4
"Winter Battle: Pea Ridge and the Civil War in the West" By William L. Shea
"Cherokees at Pea Ridge" By Earl J. Hess
Fall 2005
Volume 6, Number 3
"John Cussons: Flamboyant Confederate Scout and Staff Officer"
By Robert E. L. Krick
"Sedgwick Saves the Day"
By Christopher L. Kolakowski
Summer 2005
Volume 6, Number 2
"The Long Road Back to Kentucky" By Kent Masterson Brown
"Perryville: The Struggle for a Battlefield"
By Kenneth W. Noe
Spring 2005
Volume 6, Number 1
"Robert E. Lee’s Decision to Invade the North in September 1862" By Gary W. Gallagher
"The Maryland Campaign of 1862" By D. Scott Hartwig
"General George Green at Antietam"
By Charles Castle
"McClellan at Antietam" By Stephen W. Sears
Winter 2004
Volume 5, Number 4
"Closing the Back Door: The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864" By Jeffry D. Wert
Fall 2004
Volume 5, Number 3
"Unvexing the Father of Waters: The Fall of Vicksburg" By Terrence J. Winschel
"John Pemberton: The Wrong Man at the Wrong Place" By Robbie Smith
"Grant’s Vicksburg Supply Line: Myth or Fact?" By Parker Hills
"Chicago’s Battery Boys"
By Richard Brady Williams
Summer 2004
Volume 5, Number 2
"The Battle of the Bull Run Railroad Bridge"
By Melinda Herzog
"The Miscreant Suppressed: Lee vs. Pope at Second Manassas" By John Hennessy
"'A Fierce and Bloody Encounter': The Cavalry Battle at Lewis Ford"
By Todd S. Berkoff
Spring 2004
Volume 5, Number 1
"The 'Decisive' Battle of Nashville" By B. Franklin Cooling
"Franklin: The Valley of Death" By Thomas Y. Cartwright
"Three Visits to the Wilderness"
By S. Waite Rawls III
Winter 2003
Volume 4, Number 4
"Seven Days in History" By Gary W. Gallagher
"Carrying the Flag"
By Gordon Rhea
Fall 2003
Volume 4, Number 3
"Bentonville: 'A Bold and Unexpected Attack'" By Mark A. Moore
"Willie Hardee and the Confederates’ Last Hurrah at Bentonville"
By Mark L. Bradley
"Evening at Antietam"
By Claude P. Foster
Summer 2003
Volume 4, Number 2
"The Politics of Command"
By Jim Campi
"The Federal ‘South Cavalry’ Battle at Gettysburg: July 3, 1863"
By Sherman Fleek
"Mapping the Battle of Gettysburg"
By Steven Stanley
"Gettysburg in the 1890s: Historic Shrine or Amusement Park?"
By Garry Adelman
Spring 2003
Volume 4, Number 1
"Unholy Fire Reviewed"
By Robert K. Krick
"Congressman Robert J. Mrazek: The Battlefields’ Best Friend"
By Robert K. Krick
"The Death of a Corps Commander"
By Robert E.L Krick
"Petersburg- The Wearing Down of Lee’s Army" By Chris Calkins








