Category: Civil War
We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore Wins Pulitzer for History
We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution, by Jill Lepore (Liveright) has won the Pulitzer Prize for History. About a third of the…
Congaree National Park May Have to Redact Three Items of Printed Material on Slavery
Congaree National Park in South Carolina is eighteen miles southeast of the state’s capital of Columbia. The park gets fewer than 150,000 visitors every year…
Wayne County New York Civil War Memorial To Be Dedicated on August 22, 2026
The Wayne County Historical Society in Wayne County New York has announce that a new Civil War monument will be unveiled this summer at the…
South Carolina’s Senate Passes Bill Banning QR Codes at Historical Monuments and Sites
The Senate of South Carolina passed a new bill, S. 508, that will ban several manners of historical interpretation at monuments in the state. I…
Biographer Candice Millard Speaks on the Assassination of James Garfield, Union General and U.S. President
Candice Millard is a leading biographer of James Garfield and the author of the 2011 book Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine…
New York City Council Debates Structures to Mark 1863 Draft Riots
The New York City Council is considering requiring the erection of structures and interpretive signs marking the 1863 Draft Riots. A bill is now pending…
William McKinley Coffee Break Memorial in Wilmington, Delaware
Yes, everyone in Wilmington, Delaware calls this memorial the “Coffee Break Monument” with a little bit of amusement. The monument shows the future president William…
Slide Show With Instructions for Tagging National Park Exhibits for Removal for Violating Executive Order
I have been posting photos for the last six weeks that Interior Department staff have identified as National Park exhibits being in violation of President…
Atlanta History Center in Georgia & Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama
I have been to the Atlanta History Center a number of times, in my twenties, later on as a father with two boys, and, last…
Mayor Trying to Make Brooklyn Civil War Arch Traffic Free
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that he is planning to change the structure of the streets around the famous Civil War Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch…