Author: Patrick Young
Pat Cleburne: The Irish Confederate’s “Emancipation Proclamation”
On January 12, 1864 Major General W.H.T. Walker of the Confederate Army of Tennessee forwarded a confidential document to President Jefferson Davis. The words in…
Most Popular Book at NY City’s Public Libraries? “James” The Story of an Escaped Slave Who Joins the USCT
Every year New York City’s three library systems tally up what books were borrowed the most times in the past year. This year was James…
National Park Gift Shops and Bookstores Forced to Comply With Dec. 19 Deadline to Remove DEI Items
Gift shops and bookstores at National Parks must remove any items that have to do with “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” otherwise known as “DEI,” by…
Third Anniversary of My Writing About Civil War and Reconstruction Monuments and Museums
About three and a half years ago I had a heart attack followed by a stroke. After I was released from the hospital, while I…
William McKinley Monument in Buffalo
If you have ever watched a Buffalo Bills game you have seen the William McKinley Monument in front of City Hall. As the game begins,…
Tioga Civil War Memorial at Owego New York
There are a dozen villages and cities in Central New York that sound like they have the same name. Oswego, Otsego, and Owego are frequently…
The Past, Present, and Future of the Civil War: Three Experts Discuss
Every year on November 19, the anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg College presents the Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture. This year the topic was “The Past,…
Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861–1865 by Damian Shiels
Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861–1865 by Damian Shiels published by LSU Press 318 pages (2025) Damian Shiels has been researching…
Podcast on the Ethics of Civil War History for the Historian and Parks
John R. Heckman (The Tatooed Historian) and Jonathan Noyalas, director of Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute, join Chris Mackowski on the Emerging Civil War…
Soldiers and Sailors Monument Providence, Rhode Island
Kennedy Square in Providence, Rhode Island is a major bus terminal for the whole city. The City Hall, erected in 1878 and the Federal Court…