Author: Patrick Young
The Princeton Guide to Historical Research by Zachary Schrag
The Princeton Guide to Historical Research by Zachary Schrag published by Princeton University Press (2021) I am sometimes asked for advice on writing about history…
A Charleston Lady on the Capture of Black Soldiers July 1863
Emma Holmes left a remarkable diary of her experiences during the Civil War. A member of a prominent Charleston family, Holmes was in her twenties…
New Report Critical of Lack of Reconstruction Education in Middle and High Schools
The progressive Zinn Education Project has a new report out on the state of Reconstruction education in American schools. Here is a list of the…
Historians Discuss “Civil War” Video Games on Video Panel
Muster is the blog of the scholarly Journal of the Civil War Era. An article this month includes a video of younger historians discussing a…
Washington Post Database Identifies 1,700 Slaveowners In Senate and Congress
The Washington Post has put together a remarkable database of Members of Congress and Senators who owned slaves. You can find the article explaining the…
A South Carolina Lady on the Death of the Confederacy: “Our slain heroes cried out against such an end”
Emma Holmes was a twenty-two year old woman when the Civil War began. The scion of a well-connected Charleston family, she had rejoiced when the…
Marker Erected Telling the Story of USCT at the Battle of Nashville
Before the December 2021 anniversary of the Union victory at the Battle of Nashville, a marker was erected near the site of Granbury’s Lunette telling…
2022 Is the 160th Anniversary of the 1862 Wilmington, N.C. Yellow Fever Outbreak
In 1862, Wilmington, North Carolina was hit with a Yellow Fever epidemic that caused half the city’s population to flee. While the disease outbreak seems…
June 1865 Ulysses S. Grant Worried that Confederates Fleeing to Mexico Posed Threat to U.S.
Following the complete defeat of the Confederacy in 1865, thousands of Confederate veterans, politicians, and their family members fled to Latin America. Most of these…
Around the Web January 2022: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
This month was a good one for podcasts and video. Happy New Year! Blogs Civil War Books and Authors handed out its annual awards for…