Author: Patrick Young
“Mystic Lincoln” Statue in Jersey City’s Lincoln Park
I know a fair amount about the Civil War and Reconstruction monuments that I visit long before I go to photograph them. I started this…
Twenty-Five Civil War & Reconstruction Historians File Amicus Brief With Supreme Court on 14th Amendment Insurrection Clause
Twenty-five historians have filed a “Friend of the Court” (amicus curiae) brief with the Supreme Court giving the history of the 14th Amendment’s “Insurrection Clause”…
Lowell Massachusetts Monument to Three of the First Killed of the Civil War
Lowell, Massachusetts is typically presented in American history books as the place where the Industrial Revolution changed history for working women. In early 1861, the…
Manchester, New Hampshire Civil War Monument
I was happy to be in New Hampshire for the 2024 New Hampshire Primary, less so for the politicians and more so to photograph the…
Civil War Memorial in Jersey City, New Jersey
In January, 2024, I went to Jersey City to take photos of the “Mystic Lincoln” statue in Lincoln Park. Not far away from Lincoln, I…
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Speech on the Emancipation Proclamation During the Centennial of the Civil War
1961 to 1965 the nation commemorated the Centennial of the Civil War. While many events presented over those four years were celebrations of white bravery…
Righting the Longstreet Record at Gettysburg: Six Matters of Controversy and Confusion by Cory Pfarr
Righting the Longstreet Record at Gettysburg: Six Matters of Controversy and Confusion by Cory Pfarr published by McFarland (2023) Cory Pfarr published Longstreet at Gettysburg: A…
William Seward Monument at Madison Square Park Lincoln’s Helpmeet
Madison Square Park in Mid-Town Manhattan has a well-known bronze statue of Governor, Senator, and Lincoln’s Secretary of State William Seward (1801–1872). The sculpture was…
Hillsdale NY Soldiers Monument in the Taconic Mountains
Hillsdale, New York is a scenic locale about two hours north of New York City. I arrived there during Christmas on a rainy morning. There…
Bethlehem Pennsylvania Civil War Soldiers’ Monument
The day after Christmas I went to Bethlehem, in the spirit of the Season. The town was celebrating the birth of Christ, but it was…