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William Belknap: The Last Secretary of War to Be Impeached
In 1876 during the last year of the Grant Administration, the House of Representatives impeached Grant’s Secretary of War for being receiving money for a…
New Opera on Abraham Lincoln Set After His Son Willie’s Death Opens in New York
The New York Times published a story on Lincoln in the Bardo by journalist Jeremy Reynolds. Lincoln in the Bardo was a novel published in…
Best Books on Reconstruction of 2026
For years now, I have published a list of the best books on Reconstruction in October, National Book Month. My wife is a librarian, my…
German General Carl Schurz Blames Lincoln for Defeat
When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, he instantly became a saintly figure to most Northerners. It is the image of Saint Lincoln that was…
President Considering Major Overhaul of the National Park Service
A majority of the Civil War related sites are held by the National Park Service (NPS). Sites including Fort Sumter, Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Illinois,…
Neo-Confederate League of the South Member Elected to Florida Legislature
Marshall Rawson was elected to the Florida legislature’s House of Representatives on Tuesday in District 10 which covers the area west of Jacksonville with Lake…
Court Stops Work on Triumphal Arch Outside of Arlington National Cemetery
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued an order yesterday blocking work on President Donald Trump’s triumphal arch. The arch will, according to the National Park…
Frederick Douglass Home in Washington, D.C.
Frederick Douglass is one of the most studied figures of the Civil War Era. He rose to prominence as an escaped slave, an Abolitionist, a…
PODCAST: Kevin Levin on His New Biography of Robert Gould Shaw
Chris Mackowski, the founder of Emerging Civil War, interviewed Kevin Levin recently on Levin’s new book on Robert Gould Shaw, the commander of the Black…
African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, D.C. is at the corner of Vermont Avenue, 10th Street, and U Street NW in the Shaw…