Month: February 2023
Framework of Freedom: Habeas Corpus Act Passed Feb. 5, 1867
On Feb. 5, 1867 Congress passed the Habeas Corpus Act of 1867. Congress had suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus in 1863 in response to…
Teen Vogue: The Reconstruction Era Is Not Taught Well
Teen Vogue’s new article The Reconstruction Era Is Not Taught Well in US Schools — Here’s Why That Matters is out this week. Here is an…
New York City City Hall Civil War Photo Tour-Recruiting and Training the Soldier
Note: This page under construction. Expected completion is Feb. 16, 2023. This well-known drawing shows a recruiting station in City Hall Park in 1864….
Southampton Long Island Civil War Monument
As I was leaving, I noticed that the posts that the chain around the monument was made of were cannons!
First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn Photo Tour
Note: Thisd [page is under construction. This week’s piece of Civil War Era Brooklyn NY is First Unitarian Church. Completed in 1844 it stands on…
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