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Letter Promoting U.S. Grant to “General of the Armies” Finally Released to the Public

Many of you know that in 2022, during the Bicentennial of Ulysses S. Grant’s birth, many people got behind promoting Grant to the highest rank…

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Posted in Civil War Monuments Places to Visit

Charles Curie Bust in Paterson NJ

The Charles Curie Bust in Paterson, New Jersey’s Eastside Park is not a figure that many of us could identify, let along tie to the…

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Posted in Book Reviews Civil War

Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America by Michael Megelsh

Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America by Michael Megelsh published by Kent State University Press (2024) is an interesting biography…

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Five Best Books of the Last Year on Reconstruction

October is National Book Book Month and here are some new volumes that have come out in the last year that really raise standards for…

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Posted in Civil War Monuments Places to Visit Veterans

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Toms River New Jersey

Toms River is the county seat of Ocean County, New Jersey. The county was only created a decade before the Civil War. The population had…

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Posted in Economics Places to Visit

Waterloo Village New Jersey Canal Town During the Civil War

Waterloo Village State Historic Site is located in New Jersey’s Allamuchy Mountain State Park in Stanhope, N.J. It was the midway point on the 102…

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Gettysburg Cyclorama Explained by Chris Brenneman on Addressing Gettysburg

Chris Brenneman gives a very good explanation of the Gettysburg Cyclorama, a 19th Century paining-in-the-round that depicts “Pickett’s Charge” during the Battle of Gettysburg.  Matt…

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Port Jervis NY Civil War Monument, Stephen Crane & a Lynching

Port Jervis is a small city where New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey meet. The city has 8,775 residents according to the 2020, down by…

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Rutherford B. Hayes Represented Escaped Slaves, Civil War General, and President

President Rutherford B. Hayes was born on October 2, 1822. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States, succeeded Ulysses S. Grant in office. Born…

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Milford Pennsylvania Monument on Pike County Courthouse

Milford, Pennsylvania is the county seat of Pike County. This is a very small borough located on the Delaware River across from New Jersey. The…

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