Month: July 2024
Boston Common’s Civil War Memorial Vandalized
Right before midnight on July 3 camera’s caught six people at Boston’s Civil War monument in Boston Common. By the time they left, there were…
John W. Jones Black Abolitionist & Keeper of Elmira POW Cemetery Has New Statue Erected
The John W. Jones Museum in Elmira has newly erected statue of Jones. He was a formerly enslaved person who escaped slavery in Virginia and…
G.A.R. Statue at Sacramento City Cemetery
The Old Sacramento City Cemetery in the California state capital is about twenty blocks south of the Capitol Building on Riverside Drive and Second Ave,…
NY Times Book Review Podcast Discusses “James” a Novel Based on Jim from “Huck Finn”
The New York Times has a new “Book Club” discussion of Percival Everett’s novel James which tells us the story of Jim from Mark Twain’s…
Elizabeth Thorn Statue of Caretaker of Evergreen Cemetery at Gettysburg
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln headed on horseback through the streets of Gettysburg to deliver his most famous speech. He rode past the impressive…
Two Civil War Soldiers Given Medals of Honor for Losing Their Lives During “General” Train Capture
Yesterday, Privates Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson bestowed with the Medal of Honor for their participation in the “The Great Locomotive Chase” which…
NY Times on Gettysburg’s “Lost Cause Problem”
For the 161st Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg the New York Times published an opinion piece today on Gettysburg and the Lost Cause. Simon…
Two Union Soldiers from the “Great Locomotive Chase” Will Receive Medal of Honor July 3, 2024
Two Union soldiers involved in the stealing of a locomotive behind Confederate lines on April 12, 1862 will be given a posthumous Medal of Honor…
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