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Army Base Named After Civil War Medal of Honor Winner Dr. Mary Walker

Last Friday, the Army renamed Fort A.P. Hill as Fort Walker. Dr. Mary Walker was a Civil War veteran who was the first woman to…

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Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn Placed Behind a Scaffold

I visited one of America’s major Civil War sites. Grand Army Plaza’s triumphal arch was almost completely covered with plastic coverings and a wooden fence…

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William Seward House: Photo Tour of the Home of Lincoln’s Secretary of State

In 2017, I toured the home of William Seward, Lincoln’s Secretary of State, in Auburn, N.Y. in the Finger Lakes Region. The home is an…

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General John Sedgwick Memorial in Place Where He Was Born Cornwall, Ct.

On a hot, rainy day in August, 2023, I went to Cornwall Hollow, Ct. to visit the memorial to Union Major General John Sedgwick. Many…

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The WashPo Reviews President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier by C.W. Goodyear

Historian Garrett M. Graff has a review of the new biography President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier by C.W. Goodyear from Simon & Schuster. Here…

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Civil War Monument in Boulder, Colorado

My summer trip has taken me through three states out West. When I got to Boulder, Colorado I looked up my sources to see where…

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John Wesley Wolfe Ranch in Arches National Park Moab Utah

Recently, I visited Arches National Park in Utah. I walked the Delicate Arches Trail, seen in the photo below. While hiking, I saw a tiny…

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John Wesley Powell Civil War Explorer of the Grand Canyon Monument

When I was a boy, we often heard the stories of John Wesley Powell leading expeditions in the American Southwest, particularly of his navigating the…

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Port Chester Monument to Colonel of the U.S. Colored Troops Photo Tour

Port Chester, along Long Island Sound in Westchester, is a thriving and diverse village. Along its main road, U.S. Route 1 The Boston Post Road,…

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About That “Wall Street Journal” Article Showing Declining Interest in Civil War

Three years ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that Civil War battlefields were losing ground as tourist draws. Within days, Civil War…

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