Month: April 2023
Civil War Soldiers’ Monument Albany Rural Cemetery Photo Tour
The Grand Army of the Republic monument in Albany Rural Cemetery is set on a hilltop overlooking the graves of Union soldiers and seamen, most…
Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life by Elizabeth Leonard Wins John Nau Book Prize in American Civil War Era History
The University of Virginia has announced that Elizabeth D. Leonard has won the prestigious 2023 John Nau Book Prize in American Civil War Era History…
Civil War Reenactor Pleads Guilty to Planting Bomb at Cedar Creek Battlefield
Gerald Leonard Drake, a former Civil War reenactor, pleaded guilty yesterday to planting a pipe bomb and making threats against Cedar Creek Battlefield in September,…
Around the Web April 2023: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Last month saw a lot of good podcasts, blog posts and book reviews. By the way, if you want to listen to my own podcast…
Author Talk: First to Fall, The Twin Crusades of Elijah Lovejoy, Abolitionist and Martyr to Press Freedom April 22, 2023
The Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site is hosting an Author Talk on the murdered Abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy on April 22, 2023. The program begins…
Church of the Transfiguration: The Church at the Heart of Civil War Era Irish Five Points
I was in Chinatown in New York one day in 2016 at the Chinese Benevolent Association. Right down the block is one of the most…
Play “Mr. U.S. Grant: A Man & A Patriot” April 15, 2023 in Davenport, Iowa
The one-man play Mr. U.S. Grant: A Man & A Patriot will be presented at 2PM and 7PM on April 15, 2023 in Davenport, Iowa…
Unearthing History: Exploring the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, And Abandoned Lands April 15, 2023
The International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston will open on June 27, but it is already beginning to offer programs virtually that will be…
William Ellery Channing Statue Early Unitarian Theologian & Slavery Opponent in Boston Photo Tour
William Ellery Channing was one of the earliest and most prominent American Unitarian theologians. He influenced later writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David…
Chris Mackowski Speaks on U.S. Grant at Vicksburg and Chattanooga April 4 in Brunswick County N.C.
On April 4, 2023 Chris Mackowski will speak at the Brunswick County, North Carolina Civil War Round Table on “Grant’s Next Chapter: Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and…
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