Month: March 2023
Marker Unveiled Where Frederick Douglass Spoke in Champaign, Illinois
A new historical marker was erected last week in Champaign, Illinois to mark the site where Frederick Douglass spoke in 1869. The famous Abolitionist spoke…
American Refugee Camp in Civil War Kentucky Destroyed: Camp Nelson Catastrophe
The Emancipation Proclamation set off a great migration of black people from plantation slavery to refuge within the lines of the Union army. Tens of…
Graves Found in Williamsburg, Va. Believed to Be Civil War Soldiers
Graves found near the site of Colonial Williamsburg are believed to have been dead from the Battle of Williamsburg, fought in 1862. The Washington Post…
Around the Web March 2023: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
This was a good month for most Civil War and Reconstruction social media, but two of the most reliable podcasts put out nothing new this…
New Civil War Historical Marker of 1862 Passover By Union Troops in Fayetteville, WV Unveiling April 3
Civil War Trails has announced that its first trail marker on Jews during the Civil War will be unveiled on April 3 in Fayetteville, West…
14th Brooklyn Regiment’s Fowler Monument “Red Legged Devils”
The 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs Regiment was famous as “The Red Legged Devils.” The regiment’s dashing French Chasseur uniform with red trousers made it noticeable from…
Bushwick Inlet The Site Where The Monitor Was Built
Many students of the Civil War who know that that famous ironclad Monitor was built in Brooklyn, assume that it was built at the Brooklyn…
Kermit Roosevelt Says That March 2 Is Birthday of Modern America Because It Is When Reconstruction Act Became Law
Kermit Roosevelt III, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote that March 2 is the birthday of modern America. Here is why, according to…
Monument to Ironclad Monitor in Greenpoint Brooklyn Photo Tour
Msgr. McGolrick Park in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood is a popular local greenspace and playground, but it is little known to people living outside the community’s…
Guardian Reports on Richmond’s Confederate Statue Graveyard and What Will Happen Next
The Guardian recently visited the secret location where Richmond’s dismantled Confederate statues are being stored. Here are substantial segments from its report: Richmond, Virginia, removed…
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