The Reconstruction Era

In 1867 the United States acquired Alaska from Russia. According to the United States Department of State: Russia offered to sell Alaska to the United…

Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue Was Shrouded in this 1905 Illustration

This cartoon, “Forrest Again in White Shroud,” was published in the Memphis Press-Scimitar, April 30, 1905. The cartoon appeared right before the unveiling of the…

Lost Cause

Thomas Nast Cartoon on the Threat to Black Suffrage from Confederates and Northern Democrats

Thomas Nast was America’s most powerful political cartoonist throughout the Civil War and Reconstruction. A strong supporter of the Republican Party during the 1860s, he…

Civil War Monuments

Queens Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument

While Queens is sometimes described as “the least Civil War monumented borough,” there are several memorials in this part of New York City. One is…

Civil War U.S. Grant

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…

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…

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…