For Some, 'Civil War' Doesn't Describe Historic Conflict

The Washington Post;  December 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The Civil War was the Civil War was the Civil War. Or was it? I always thought it rather quaint that some Southerners insist on calling the Civil War the War Between the States. I live in the Shenandoah Valley, where the war isn't really over and...

THE CIVIL WAR DID NOT TAKE PLACE: Presidential Address 30 September 2000

The American Journal of Semiotics;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Civil War? "The American Civil War" did not take place. Now before you group me with the holocaust deniers...real world. What I do deny, and emphatically so, is that the term "civil war" is either an accurate or useful way of describing one of the most...

Is Iraq in midst of civil war?; Some are hesitant to label what is...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  March 16, 2006 ;     700+ words ......piece together a picture of an Iraqi civil war. What would it look like? Donald...hunt them down one by one. Is it civil war? "In Iraq it is no longer a matter of definition - 'civil war' or 'war' or 'violence' or 'terrorism...

Iraq: Some call it civil war

Charleston Gazette;  March 16, 2006 ;     700+ words ......piece together a picture of an Iraqi civil war. What would it look like? Donald...hunt them down one by one. Is it civil war? "In Iraq it is no longer a matter of definition - 'civil war' or 'war' or 'violence' or 'terrorism...

A devoted band of history buffs brings the Civil War to life

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  May 26, 1997 ;     700+ words ...MOST stories about the Civil War are so entrenched in the public consciousness...can imagine the problem a group of Civil War enthusiasts had yesterday in Waikiki in sharing their enthusiasm. "The Civil War? Is that the one in which we fought...

Syracuse reacts to use of term 'civil war' in Iraq

University Wire;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......NBC News began to refer to the war in Iraq as a "civil war." Throughout the week, other major press outlets...Florida, disagreed that Iraq is in the midst of a civil war. "It's not a civil war," he said. "It's anarchy -- it's worse." Duffy explained...

The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture.(Book Review)

Journal of Southern History;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture. Edited by Alice Fahs and Joan Waugh. Civil War America. (Chapel Hill and London: University...unlike other historical events, [t]he Civil War has never receded into the remote past...

The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture

The Journal of Southern History;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture. Edited by Alice Fahs and Joan Waugh. Civil War America. (Chapel Hill and London: University...unlike other historical events, "[t]he Civil War has never receded into the remote past...

HISTORY ROARS TO LIFE AT CIVIL WAR PARK.(Daily Break)

The Virginian Pilot;  November 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ......PILOT YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE of a Civil War battlefield. Rifle fire crackles...presentation devoted to the American Civil War at Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier near Petersburg. The battle...

Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War

Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War. By Earl B. McElfresh. (New York...the cartography of the American Civil War has enjoyed a remarkable revival...General treatments of the subject of Civil War cartography have, however, been lacking...

Is Iraq a civil war? Scholars say yes. Media debate it. Sensitive to bias...

The Christian Science Monitor;  November 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ......referring to the war in Iraq as a civil war in news coverage. NBC News took the...sectarian conflict or on the verge of civil war, but are actively debating using...war view the Iraq situation as a civil war; the only debate is when it became...

`Historical deja vu' drives award winner's work.(Saturday)(The Civil War)

The Washington Times;  April 25, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Renowned Civil War scholar James McPherson had little interest...Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, Mr. McPherson explained how modern-day...Gettysburg College is awarded for the best Civil War work in the previous year. Mr. McPherson...

Civil War redux Ken Burns' landmark documentary about America's bloodiest...

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  September 22, 2002 ;     689 words ...When Don Munson researched the Civil War for a book he was editing, he found...fascinated him, but he considered most of Civil War history to be dry documentation...Ken Burns television series, "The Civil War," which returns to public television...

Civil War drawings brought back to life Civil War drawings brought back to...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 16, 1996 ;     609 words ...Hundreds of newspaper illustrations of Civil War battlefield scenes captured by newspaper...Taken from a collection of 1,500 Civil War sketches of naval engagements and...Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War." After the publication of the prints...

Is Iraq in a civil war? NBC News thinks so

Daily Breeze;  November 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......referring to the Iraq conflict as a civil war, adopting a phrase that President...agendas can now be characterized as civil war." The network's cable news outlet...repeatedly by using the phrase "Iraq: The Civil War" on the screen. 'Civil war' definitions...