Author: Patrick Young
Kingsley Planation’s Brochure and Exhibits Are Under Review By Interior Department for Their Slavery Depictions
Timucuan Preserve is next to Jacksonville in Florida. In is a giant wetland along the St. John’s River and the Atlantic Ocean. Contained within it…
Best-Selling New Civil War Books of 2025
According to Civil War Monitor are best-selling books on the Civil War published in 2025 through October: Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster, by Gerri Willis (Harper) $28.99…
Video: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America
Emerging Civil War host Chris Mackowski interviews Jennifer Murray and John Kinder about their new collection of essays they’ve edited, They Are Dead and Yet…
Close Look at the Court’s Opinion that Slavery Panels Be Put Back Up at President’s House in Philly
Note: This page is under construction On February 16, 2026 a Federal Court issued and order telling the National Park Service to restore the exhibit…
Panels and Brochures Under Consideration for Removal at Vicksburg, Mississippi
The Vicksburg Campaign was one of the most decisive actions of the Civil War. 73,000 Union soldiers under the command of Major General Ulysses S….
Panels Under Consideration for Removal at Stones River Battlefield in Tennessee
The Battle of Stones River, or Murfreesboro, was a very important battle in Tennessee that lasted from December 21, 1862 to January 2, 1863. At…
Fort Raleigh’s Booklets on the United States Colored Troops May Be Removed by NPS
All of us learned about Roanoke Island when we studied American History back in Middle School. The island is in the Outer Banks of North…
Taking Down the Civil War Historical Signage at Gulf Islands National Seashore?
Yesterday I posted about the newly disclosed set of documents assembled by the Interior Department of National Park signage that may be taken down under…
National Parks Have Assembled List of Displays & Literature For Possible Removal
Yesterday, the Washington Post published an article on the newly released files that the National Park Service put together in response to the Interior Department’s…
Review: “The Gray House” A Civil War Spy Ring
The Gray House is a gigantic miniseries of more than eight and a half hours that is set in Richmond during the Civil War. A…