Month: February 2026
Merchant’s House in Manhattan Has a Recently Discovered Passage for the Underground Railroad
Merchant’s house in New York City has recently uncovered a hidden passageway that historians say was used by the owners to hide slaves on the…
Reconstruction Law Overturns Virginia’s Prohibition on Felons Voting
A court in Virginia ruled that current Virginia law banning felons from voting after they are released from jail violates Reconstruction laws. According to the…
Drew Gilpin Faust Reviews Fitzhugh Brundage’s Book “A Fate Worse Than Hell, American Prisoners of the Civil War”
Drew Gilpin Faust has a new review in the Atlantic Magazine of W. Fitzhugh Brundage’s new book titled A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners…
Civil War Memorial Vineland NJ
Vineland, New Jersey was founded in the midst of the Civil War in 1861. Charles Landis, a Utopian, started it as a planned community. He…
Judge Orders National Park Service to Put Up Signage on Slavery at the President’s House in Philly that Was Removed by Executive Order
A Federal Judge issued an order to the Trump administration to restore panels taken down at the President’s House in Philadelphia that describe George Washington’s…
Extended Trailer for Civil War Spy Miniseries “The Gray House” Just Released
“The Gray House” is a new miniseries coming out on Amazon Prime on February 26, 2026. From Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner, it depicts the…
Soldiers Monument Ansonia Connecticut
Ansonia, Ct. is a small city of 19,000 inhabitants. At the time of the Civil War, the area had fewer than 3,000 people. The Soldiers…
Judge Tells National Park Service to Stop Making Changes to Presidents’ House in Philadelphia
Last week a Federal Court judge was extremely critical of the National Park Service (NPS) and the Trump administration for having surreptitiously taken down panels…
Judge Says the Removing of Panels on Slavery from the Presidents’ House in Philly Is “Horrifying”
Last week, the Trump Administration took down historical panels outside the Presidents’ House in Philadelphia that referred to slavery. The house was lived in by…