Category: Civil War
Charles Curie Bust in Paterson NJ
The Charles Curie Bust in Paterson, New Jersey’s Eastside Park is not a figure that many of us could identify, let along tie to the…
New Research Looks at the Total Loss of Life Caused by the Civil War With Increased Casualties in South
Today’s New York Times has a look at new research on those who lost their lives during the Civil War. Here is the report from…
Southampton Massachusetts Soldiers’ Monument
Southampton is right below Northampton, Massachusetts, as it should be. If your are visiting University of Massachusetts or Amherst College or the other six schools…
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…
Remembrance Day Parade in Gettysburg
Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, four months after the Battle of Gettysburg. Every year, the town marks the anniversary with Remembrance…
Confederate Catechism
The Confederate Catechism was written by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, the son of President John Tyler. Lyon Tyler was a prominent educator and a well-known critic…
Westfield Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Westfield, Massachusetts is, well, just to the west of Springfield, Massachusetts. It was settled in the 1600s and, until 1725, it was the westernmost settlement…
Deerfield Massachusetts Civil War Soldier’s Monument
Deerfield, Massachusetts is an historic town that was the focus of a French and Indian raid that resulted in dozens of its people being killed…
Springfield Armory in Massachusetts
At the start of the Civil War, the United States had two Federal armories, one at Springfield, Massachusetts and the other at Harpers Ferry, Virginia….
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