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Manchester New Hampshire Civil War Monument Restored

Manchester, New Hampshire’s well-known Civil War monument was restored over the last year and was unveiled on Thursday. Originally dedicated in 1879, the monument underwent…

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Civil War Soldiers’ Monument Albany Rural Cemetery Photo Tour

The Grand Army of the Republic monument in Albany Rural Cemetery is set on a hilltop overlooking the graves of Union soldiers and seamen, most…

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Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life by Elizabeth Leonard Wins John Nau Book Prize in American Civil War Era History

The University of Virginia has announced that Elizabeth D. Leonard has won the prestigious 2023 John Nau Book Prize in American Civil War Era History…

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Civil War Reenactor Pleads Guilty to Planting Bomb at Cedar Creek Battlefield

Gerald Leonard Drake, a former Civil War reenactor, pleaded guilty yesterday to planting a pipe bomb and making threats against Cedar Creek Battlefield in September,…

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Church of the Transfiguration: The Church at the Heart of Civil War Era Irish Five Points

I was in Chinatown in New York one day in 2016 at the Chinese Benevolent Association. Right down the block is one of the most…

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Posted in Civil War U.S. Grant

Play “Mr. U.S. Grant: A Man & A Patriot” April 15, 2023 in Davenport, Iowa

The one-man play Mr. U.S. Grant: A Man & A Patriot will be presented at 2PM and 7PM on April 15, 2023 in Davenport, Iowa…

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Chris Mackowski Speaks on U.S. Grant at Vicksburg and Chattanooga April 4 in Brunswick County N.C.

On April 4, 2023 Chris Mackowski will speak at the Brunswick County, North Carolina Civil War Round Table on “Grant’s Next Chapter: Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and…

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Breathing Democracy Into Spaces: The 1st South Carolina Volunteers of African Descent Event April 8, 2023

The University of South Carolina Beaufort’s (USCB) Institute for the Study of the Reconstruction Era is offering a free program on April 8, 2023 on…

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Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site Wins Award for Excellence in National Park Service History

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in Missouri was honored last week in Los Angeles with the Stanton-Horton Award for Excellence in National Park Service…

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NPS Awards $4.5 Million to Acquire 200 Acres of Civil War Battlefields in Virginia

The National Park Service has granted $4.5 million in Battlefield Land Acquisition grants to preserve two Civil War battlefields in Virginia. The grants will provide…

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