Posted in End of War

418 Unmarked Graves of Danville, Virginia’s Freedpeople Have Now Been Located Using Ground-Penetrating Radar

Phase I of Danville, Virginia’s project looking for the burial locations of the city’s formerly enslaved African American population has been completed. Ground penetrating radar…

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Rutherford B. Hayes Library & Museums Celebrating Hayes Bicentennial Birthday Oct. 4, 2022

Today is the Bicentennial of the birth of Rutherford B. Hayes, Union Civil War General and President. The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums…

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Posted in U.S. Grant

Grant’s Cottage Bicentennial Gala Oct. 16, 2022 in Saratoga

Grant Cottage will celebrate the Bicentennial of Ulysses S. Grant’s Birthday with a Gala on October 16, 2022 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Proceeds from…

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Posted in Civil War Emancipation Proclamation Places to Visit

National Park Service Opening New Exhibits to Depict the Impact of the Battle of Antietam on African American Communities Nearby

Antietam National Battlefield Park is opening new exhibits focusing on the impact of the battle and the issuance of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation a few…

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Four Sites from Civil War & Reconstruction Periods Added to Virginia Landmarks Register

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has added several sites associated with the Civil War and Reconstruction Era to the Virginia Landmarks Register. Here is…

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Posted in Civil War Podcast Podcasts

Podcast: Jill Ogline Titus, on Gettysburg 1963: Civil Rights, Cold War Politics, and Historical Memory in Americas Most Famous Small Town

Gerry Prokopowicz of Civil War Talk Radio has a fascinating interview with Jill Ogline Titus, author of Gettysburg 1963: Civil Rights, Cold War Politics, and…

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Posted in Civil War Places to Visit

Enslaved Man Archer Alexander to Be Honored in St. Charles, Missouri Sept. 24, 2022 for Saving Lives of Union Soldiers

On Saturday September 24, 2022, a Black Civil War hero, Archer Alexander will be honored for his role in saving men that the Confederates tried…

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Maine Civil War Veteran Credited With Introducing Baseball to Japan in 1872

The above photo shows Horace Wilson standing at right.  Horace Wilson was a young man fresh out of the equivalent of high school when he…

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Posted in Places to Visit U.S. Grant

Program on Grant Cottage-A Story of Family Devotion at Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site Near St. Louis

The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis, Missouri is holding a program on the Grant Cottage, where the former president completed his…

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Posted in Civil War Places to Visit USCT

Exhibit of Paintings of United States Colored Troops Opens in Lexington Park Md.

I received this press release of a new exhibit that people near Lexington Park, Maryland may want to visit. The U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Interpretive…

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