Month: July 2021
The Business of Captivity: Elmira and Its Civil War Prison by Michael Gray
The Business of Captivity: Elmira and Its Civil War Prison by Michael Gray published by Kent State University Press (2001) If every Northerner knew…
Do We Ignore Prisoners of War When We Study the Civil War?
I was rereading the September 2017 issue of Civil War history recently. It had a roundtable discussion by academic and public historians about Civil War…
Map of Elmira Prison Made by a Confederate Soldier Imprisoned There
The treatment of prisoners of war, many of whom were not released until after the surrender of the Confederate armies, was a contentious issue during…
Crossing the Deadlines: Civil War Prisons Reconsidered by Michael P. Gray
Crossing the Deadlines: Civil War Prisons Reconsidered by Michael P. Gray (Editor) published by Kent State University Press (2018) 256 pages This is a…
Civil War Prisons edited by William B. Hesseltine
Civil War Prisons edited by William B. Hesseltine published by The Kent State University Press (1972) 123 pages This collection of short essays, originally…
60th United States Colored Troops: Iowa’s Black Regiment Was Mostly from Elsewhere
This is one in a series of scrapbooks focusing on United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiments. These are not regimental histories and I invite you…
Charles Blow Celebrates July 9 as the Anniversary of the 14th Amendment Granting Universal Birthright Citizenship
July 9 is the 153rd Anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment by Louisiana, the last state needed for its incorporation into the Constitution….
Pro Tips For Defending Confederate “Heritage” from the Sons of Confederate Veterans Manual
The feature image is from a 2015 campaign by the Sons of Confederate Veterans to erect a new memorial to the Confederacy in Texas. This…
The Source the Sons of Confederate Veterans Get Their “History” From
This is the third installment of our look at the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) Confederate Heritage Defense manual. Today we will look at the…
The Sons of Confederate Veterans Manual Claims that Black People Loved “Dixie” (and Maybe the Confederate Flag)
This week we are discussing the conscious fabrication of history in the Sons of Confederate Veterans’ Heritage Defense manual. The manual was designed to equip…
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