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“A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw” by Kevin M. Levi
A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw by Kevin M. Levin published by University of North Carolina Press (2026) I…
Michael Vorenberg Wins the Tom Watson Brown Award for “Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War”
Michael Vorenberg is the recipient of the Tom Watson Brown Award for his new book Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War….
Civil War Memorial Ossining New York
Ossining, New York is most famously known as the site of Sing Sing Prison. The entire town was also named Sing Sing but it was…
August Belmont: The German Jewish Immigrant Who Led the Opposition to Lincoln in 1864
by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger Join The Immigrants’ Civil War on Facebook All American sports fans are familiar with the Belmont Stakes Race, the third leg…
1898 White Supremacist Coup Monument Wilmington North Carolina at 1898 Memorial Park
In the middle of October of 2026 I was in Wilmington, North Carolina for my niece Jen’s wedding. Hurricane Isaias had made landfall the day…
Next Week: Gettysburg Address Quarter Ceremony at Gettysburg National Military Park
This year the United States Mint has released five special commemorative quarters to mark the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The final quarter…
Pete Hegseth Moves Ahead With Restoring Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery
The Washington Post reported today that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is moving ahead with restoring the Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. The article says:…
High School Student Proves Professor Wrong When He Denied “No Irish Need Apply” Signs Existed
This article was originally published July 19, 2015. For many years, the employment ad or sign indicating “No Irish Need Apply” had been part of…
Richard Carwardine Wins Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize for “Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Union”
As we are drawing towards the close of the year, I wanted to take a look Civil War and Reconstruction books that have won awards…
Octavius V. Catto, Black Civil Rights Leader, Is Honored on the Street in Philadelphia Where He Was Assassinated in 1871
Philadelphia honored a leader of the Pennsylvania United States Colored Troops who was assassinated in 1871 for his voting rights activism. A new street sign…