Author: Patrick Young
American Refugee Camp in Civil War Kentucky Destroyed: Camp Nelson Catastrophe
The Emancipation Proclamation set off a great migration of black people from plantation slavery to refuge within the lines of the Union army. Tens of…
Around the Web March 2023: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
This was a good month for most Civil War and Reconstruction social media, but two of the most reliable podcasts put out nothing new this…
14th Brooklyn Regiment’s Fowler Monument “Red Legged Devils”
The 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs Regiment was famous as “The Red Legged Devils.” The regiment’s dashing French Chasseur uniform with red trousers made it noticeable from…
Bushwick Inlet The Site Where The Monitor Was Built
Many students of the Civil War who know that that famous ironclad Monitor was built in Brooklyn, assume that it was built at the Brooklyn…
Monument to Ironclad Monitor in Greenpoint Brooklyn Photo Tour
Msgr. McGolrick Park in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood is a popular local greenspace and playground, but it is little known to people living outside the community’s…
Unsung Patriots: African Americans in America’s Wars by Eugene DeFriest Bétit
Unsung Patriots: African Americans in America’s Wars by Eugene DeFriest Bétit published by Stackpole Books (2023) I first heard of the “Harlem Hell Fighters” of…
Harriet Tubman Grave Auburn Photo Tour
Harriet Tubman moved to Auburn, New York shortly before the Civil War. While she was away from her home there for much of the Civil…
Lincoln Cottage Was Lincoln’s Summer Home Photo Tour
The summer of 1864 was one of the bloodiest in American history. Against a background of the horrible battles of the last year of the…
David Ruggles Home Stop on the Underground Railroad
David Ruggles was one of the most effective organizers of the Underground Railroad in New York City. Ruggles was a free Black man from Norwich,…
Banners at the Albany Mall Interpret the History of the Underground Railroad in NY
When friends hear that I am going to the Albany Mall, they often think I am going shopping, albeit 180 miles from where I live…