Posted in Civil War Monuments

Sgt. Henry Taylor Vicksburg Medal of Honor Winner Will Have Bust Dedicated April 29, 2023

On April 29 a new bust of Henry Taylor will be unveiled honoring the Medal of Honor awardee. Below is from Our Quad Cities: The…

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Posted in Civil War Lost Cause Memory of Reconstruction White Supremacy

Tennessee Senate Speaker Issued Proclamation Honoring Confederacy & “Black Confederates”

With a lot of attention being paid to Tennessee’s state legislature this month, it is interesting to look at an official proclamation issued by the…

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Posted in Civil War Refugees

Kentucky Civil War Refugee Camp Reborn and Reconstructed After Expulsions

The November 1864 expulsions of the wives and children of black soldiers from Camp Nelson in Kentucky had tragic consequences. Of the 400 or more…

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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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Posted in Civil War Monuments Places to Visit

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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Posted in Book Reviews Civil War

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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Posted in Civil War Places to Visit Religion

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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