Month: November 2022
Senator Clay Explained Why Alabama Seceded in His January 22, 1861 Speech Resigning from the Senate
Clement Claiborne Clay, was one of six Southern senators who gave speeches on January 21, 1861 resigning from the U.S. Senate. Clay’s speech was delivered…
Battle of Nashville Site Where Black Troops Charged to Be Marked Dec. 15, 2022
Drew Gruber, Executive Director of Civil War Trails, announced last week that a new interpretive panel is being dedicated in Nashville, Tn. on December 15,…
Photo Tour of James Garfield Monument in Washington, D.C.
I was in Washington a couple of weeks ago where I had the chance to create a Photo Tour of the James A. Garfield Monument…
Podcast on William Walker’s Attempt in 1860 to Spread American Slave System to Central America and Mexico
The podcast company Wondery has a series on the American “Filibuster” William Walker. Walker used terrorism and war to make himself “president” of Nicaragua right…
Kate Masur Wins the Littleton-Griswold Prize in US Law and Society from American Historical Association for “Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, From the Revolution to Reconstruction”
Historian Kate Masur has won the Littleton-Griswold Prize in US Law and Society from the American Historical Association for her 2021 book Until Justice Be…
National Park Service Funds Preservation of 200 Acres of Civil War Battlefield Land in W.V., Miss., and Virginia
The National Park Service announced Friday that 200 acres of Civil War battlefields will be protected in three states through two million dollars from the…
Researcher Presents Evidence of Where Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Actually Took Place
Here is a Lincoln at Gettysburg story so big that it made the New York Times. November 19 is the 149th Anniversary of the Gettysburg…
Ten Years Ago Movie “Lincoln” Showed the Gettysburg Address
November 19 is Dedication Day in Gettysburg, the anniversary of the the day in 1863 when Abraham Lincoln came to Gettysburg to deliver his famous…
Photo Tour of the Lincoln Statue in Yonkers, New York
After Lincoln’s assassination many localities wanted an outdoor sculpture of the martyred president. As far as I can tell, the first that was actually unveiled…
Dedication Day and Remembrance Day at Gettysburg Nov. 19. 2022 Schedule of Events
Dedication Day at Gettysburg and Remembrance Day both fall on November 19 this year. Dedication Day marks the anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address dedicating the…
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