Author: Patrick Young
Ku Klux Klan Float at the 1872 Memphis Mardi Gras
The 1872 Memphis Mardi Gras featured a Klan float. This was the first-ever Mardi Gras parade in the city, which had seen a bloody massacre…
NY Times Reviews Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule
The New York Times has a review out of the new book ROBERT E. LEE AND ME: A Southerner’s Reckoning With the Myth of the…
“Bullhorn Lady” of Capitol Assault and Gettysburg Occupation Also Had Zip Ties
Rachel Powell, the “Bullhorn Lady” arrested by the FBI for her role in the assault on the Capitol, was also part of the “militia” occupation…
In 1876 the Senate Tried a Former Sec. of War’s Impeachment Trial Even Though He Left Office Months Before
During Reconstruction, President Ulysses S. Grant’s Secretary of War was impeached by the House of Representatives and tried by the Senate AFTER he had resigned…
Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule
Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule published by St. Martin’s Publishing (2021). West Point History Professor Ty Seidule had just finished a…
Rachel Powell-Tied to Gettysburg Militia Occupation & Capitol Assault-Taken Into Custody
The FBI searched for Rachel Powell, who can be seen with a bullhorn giving directions to those assaulting the Capitol on January 6, for more…
Free On-Line Museum Exhibit on Life of Frederick Douglass
For our Pandemic Black History Month, the Gilder-Lehrman Institute has created a virtual museum exhibit on the life of Frederick Douglass told through the artifacts…
Fugitive from FBI for Capitol Attack Was Part of Gettysburg Militia Occupation
Rachel Powell, a Pennsylvania woman sought by the FBI in connection with her prominent role in the violent attack on the Capitol that left five…
Around the Web February 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Program Notes: I had been posting this feature towards the end of the month, now I will be posting it at the start of the…
When Confederate General James Longstreet Lost the Battle of Gettysburg in 1874
Students of Civil War history know that after the war, General James Longstreet became a scapegoat for Lost Cause adherents seeking to explain Confederate defeat….