Category: Abolitionists
Pete Hegseth’s Minister Says That the Union War Effort Was a Campaign Against God Part 2
Earlier this week I posted an article on Rev. Doug Wilson. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a member of Doug Wilson’s religious movement, the Communion…
Discovery of 1847 Condemnation of Slavery by Baptist Ministers Shows Development of Anti-Slavery Movement
As readers of Civil War history know, prior to the outbreak of the war many religious people in the North had turned against slavery. Northern…
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth Considering Taking Harriet Tubman’s Name Off Ship
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to consider removing the name of Underground Railroad conductor and Abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s name from a Naval…
Tom Watson Brown Award for Best Civil War Book Goes to “COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War”
The Society of Civil War Historians announced that Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black is the recipient of the 2025 Tom Watson Brown Book Award. Dr. Fields-Black…
Two Civil War Books Win Pulitzer Prizes in Fiction and History
On May 5 the announcement came of Pulitzer Prizes. Two books largely dealing with the Civil War, won awards. The winner for Fiction was James…
Indiana Lt. Governor Praises “3/5ths Compromise” to U.S. Constitution Which Supported Slavery
Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith of Indiana went on record to praise the “3/5ths Compromise” in the United States Constitution. He did it when Democrats compared…
Outcry Against National Park for Altering the History of the Underground Railroad Succeeds!
The outcry against the National Park Service over its altering of the history of the Underground Railroad on its website has succeeded, at least for…
Thaddeus Stevens in Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Stevens is someone we have all heard about, but not too much. At least until Stephen Spielberg made him the dark hero of his…
Harriet Tubman Posthumously Promoted to Brigadier General by Maryland National Guard
Harriet Tubman has long been known as an Abolitionist, but in the 21st Century her role in fighting in the Civil War has attracted unprecedented…
Chambersburg’s Memorial Fountain for Union Troops & “The Burning of Chambersburg”
The women’s groups of Franklin County, Pennsylvania met on Memorial Day in 1868 and agreed they wanted to honor their men for serving in the…