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David Blight Tries to Answer the Question of Whether the Civil War Was Inevitable

David Blight, the Yale historian who has been a leading interpreter of the Civil War Era for more than a quarter century, has an extended…

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Posted in Movies Slavery

Washington Post Gives Background on “Whipped Peter” of New Film “Emancipation”

Today’s Washington Post gave some interesting background on the new Will Smith film Emancipation. The Washington Post movie reviewer gave the film a largely negative…

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Civil War Books & Authors Names Best Book of 2022

The blog Civil War Books and Authors announced its 2022 Top Ten Books List this week. Here are the picks. Head over to the blog…

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The Bestselling Civil War Books of 2022

The Civil War Monitor has published its annual Best Seller List of the top-selling books on the American Civil War Era according to NPD Bookscan….

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Civil War Monitor Publishes Its “Best Civil War Books of 2022” List

Every year the respected history magazine Civil War Monitor publishes its “Best Civil War Books” of the Year list. You can read the whole list…

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Holiday Candlelight Open House and Concert at Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site Near St. Louis, Mo.

A Holiday Candlelight Open House and Concert will be held at the Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site near St Louis on Sunday, December 18,…

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‘Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War’ by Roger Lowenstein Named a “Best” Book by Washington Post

‘Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War,’ by Roger Lowenstein was named one of the Washington Post’s “best”…

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Battle of Nashville Site Where Black Troops Charged to Be Marked Dec. 15, 2022

Drew Gruber, Executive Director of Civil War Trails, announced last week that a new interpretive panel is being dedicated in Nashville, Tn. on December 15,…

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National Park Service Funds Preservation of 200 Acres of Civil War Battlefield Land in W.V., Miss., and Virginia

The National Park Service announced Friday that 200 acres of Civil War battlefields will be protected in three states through two million dollars from the…

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Researcher Presents Evidence of Where Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Actually Took Place

Here is a Lincoln at Gettysburg story so big that it made the New York Times. November 19 is the 149th Anniversary of the Gettysburg…

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