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The Bestselling Civil War Books of 2022

The Civil War Monitor has published its annual Best Seller List of the top-selling books on the American Civil War Era according to NPD Bookscan….

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Photo Tour of NYU’s Outdoor Exhibit of the Black Soldiers of the USCT and Their Families

The Kimmel Windows Gallery at New York University has a new exhibit; The Black Civil War Soldier, that is on view until Feb. 28, 2023 along LaGuardia…

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Civil War Monitor Publishes Its “Best Civil War Books of 2022” List

Every year the respected history magazine Civil War Monitor publishes its “Best Civil War Books” of the Year list. You can read the whole list…

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Around the Web December 2022: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media

A lot of interesting stuff over the last month. Dave Powell’s  new series on the Atlanta Campaign was particularly interesting. By the way, if you…

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Holiday Candlelight Open House and Concert at Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site Near St. Louis, Mo.

A Holiday Candlelight Open House and Concert will be held at the Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site near St Louis on Sunday, December 18,…

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Photo Tour of the Parrott Gun from Admiral Farragut’s Flagship U.S.S. Hartford in Freeport, N.Y.

On July 4, 1902 the Village of Freeport on Long Island in New York State was honored with the placement of a Parrott Rifle from…

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New Film on Beaten Enslaved Man & USCT Veteran “Emancipation” Gets Mixed Reviews

The new Will Smith film “Emancipation” opened today and it has received mixed reviews. While Rotten Tomatoes gave it a red “Fresh Tomato” rating, it…

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‘Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War’ by Roger Lowenstein Named a “Best” Book by Washington Post

‘Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War,’ by Roger Lowenstein was named one of the Washington Post’s “best”…

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