Author: Patrick Young
WaPo on the Problem of What to Do With Confederate Statues After Removal
The Washington Post has an interesting article on the problems Southern towns and cities are having finding a final resting place for the Confederate statues…
Around the Web June 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
This was a great month for Civil War and Reconstruction social media. The first video in my lineup this month includes a half hour segment…
Washington Post: What A True Memorial Day Celebration Would Look Like
The Washington Post has an editorial this weekend on how Memorial Day should be celebrated. Here are some excerpts: WHILE IT’S unlikely anyone can say…
Remembering the Drummer Boy of Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn
To the memory of Clarence D. McKenzie twelve years of age Clarence D. McKenzie (1849-1861) was only twelve when he had the misfortune to be…
Asians and Pacific Islanders and the Civil War National Park Service Handbook
A popularly written book on immigrants in the war is Asians and Pacific Islanders and the Civil War (2015). This book is published by the…
Fort Benning’s Namesake Explained the Reason for Georgia’s Secession at Virginia Secession Convention
Henry Benning, after whom the Army base Fort Benning in Georgia is named, was a leader of the secession movement in his home state. After…
“The Underground Railroad” Miniseries Reviewed by the New York Times
Amazon Prime has made a mini-series out of Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” that premieres today on its streaming service and the New York Times…
Around the Web May 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
As we enter May, 2021, I am working on a podcast of my own that I call Civil War Reconstruction. It will be a monthly…
Confederate Memorial Day and the Lost Cause Myth
The Atlantic Magazine has an article by Clint Smith on nostalgia and the Lost Cause. It includes his attendance at a Confederate Memorial Day event…
Another Gettysburg Militia Occupation Supporter Tied to Capitol Attack, This One Is An Elected Official
Doug Mastriano is a Pennsylvania State Representative from the area around Gettysburg. Last year on July 4, he joined heavily armed white supremacist militias as…