Author: Patrick Young
American Conservative Article In Dunning School Tradition Draws Criticism
A new article by Helen Andrews in The American Conservative, Reconstruction Revisionism, is garnering negative critiques from many other writers. Her article claims that interpreting…
Wall Street Journal Names New Robert E. Lee Bio to Its Ten best Books List
The Wall Street Journal released its list of the ten best books of 2021. Two are related to the Civil War Era. I would note…
Changes to Pa. Markers for Gettysburg Campaign & Chambersburg Burning Denounced as Woke
Pennsylvania’s Historical and Museum Commission has changed the signage marking Confederate troop movements in McConnellsburg, Fulton County. McConnellsburg is and hour’s drive west of Gettysburg,…
NY Times Critics’ Picks Top Books on Civil War and Reconstruction-Related Books of 2021
The New York Times has just published the paper’s picks by its critics of the top new books of 2021. Three books on the Civil…
Civil War Confederate Generals Tobacco Trading Cards 1889 Edition
The Duke Tobacco Company published collectable cards of Union and Confederate generals and admirals during the late 1880s that it included in its cigarette packs….
Civil War Union Generals Tobacco Trading Cards 1889 Edition
The Duke Tobacco Company was the cigarette industry leader in the late 1880s. It was a time of increasing nostalgia for the Civil War Era. …
New Monument Dedicated in Chattanooga to the United States Colored Troops
On Dec. 4 a new monument to the United States Colored Troops (USCT) was dedicated at Chattanooga National Cemetery. The 44th U.S.C.T. was recruited in…
Beaufort in South Carolina Announces New Program to Mark Reconstruction Era Sites
Beaufort, South Carolina will use $350,000 of Federal money for signage to mark sites connected to the county’s Reconstruction Era history. Beaufort is the home…
Buying and Selling Civil War Memory in Gilded Age America Edited by James Marten and Caroline E. Janney
Buying and Selling Civil War Memory in Gilded Age America Edited by James Marten and Caroline E. Janney published by University of Georgia Press (2021)….
The Civil War Monitor Names Its Best Civil War Books of 2021
The Civil War Monitor magazine has published its list of the best books on 2021 on the Civil War Era. Most such lists consist of…