Author: Patrick Young
Mount Joy Cemetery Union Resting Place
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Roslyn Civil War Monument
The Roslyn Cemetery holds inside it a seemingly ancient statue of a Civil War soldier. While the monument was erected in 1902, the statue was…
Horace Greeley Statue in Greeley Square
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Soldiers’ Depot Hospital Manhattan
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William Seward Monument Auburn New York Photo Tour
Seward Park is located south of the Seward Home in Auburn, New York. The house is visible in the background. The bronze statue of William…
Confederate Florida Resolution Passed After Lincoln Reelection in 1864 Renounces Reunion
James Epperson recently posted on social media a piece of legislation passed by the Florida legislature in 1864 in response to Abraham Lincoln’s reelection. By…
Marking a Civil War/Reconstruction Era Cemetery in Richmond
Under construction Washington Post article https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/27/richmond-shockoe-african-burying-ground/
Another Deep Dive Into the Writing of William Dunning the Historian Neo-Confederates Love
Earlier we discussed William, Dunning, a Columbia University professor who so shaped 20th Century understanding of Reconstruction that the field was dominated by the “Dunning…
“Never Mind the Guide” The NY Times Advice When Visiting Gettysburg in 1888
On July 9, 1888 the New York Times published a guide to seeing the Gettysburg Battlefield entitled “Never Mind the Guide.” I heard about the…
Schenectady “Rest Here for the Night” Memorial to Union Soldiers Photo Tour
Schenectady’s Rest Here for the Night Memorial is located at the intersection of State Street and Lafayette Street in Veterans Park near the county courthouse….