Category: Civil War
Oak Hill Cemetery G.A.R. Section Vineland, N.J.
I posted recently about the large monument in Downtown Vineland, New Jersey. On the same trip I visited the nearby Oak Hill Cemetery in the…
Wayside Panels May be Removed at Bull Run
Manassas National Battlefield Park, where the first major battle of the Civil War was fought, has two panels that have been called into question under…
Kingsley Planation’s Brochure and Exhibits Are Under Review By Interior Department for Their Slavery Depictions
Timucuan Preserve is next to Jacksonville in Florida. In is a giant wetland along the St. John’s River and the Atlantic Ocean. Contained within it…
Panels and Brochures Under Consideration for Removal at Vicksburg, Mississippi
The Vicksburg Campaign was one of the most decisive actions of the Civil War. 73,000 Union soldiers under the command of Major General Ulysses S….
Panels Under Consideration for Removal at Stones River Battlefield in Tennessee
The Battle of Stones River, or Murfreesboro, was a very important battle in Tennessee that lasted from December 21, 1862 to January 2, 1863. At…
Fort Raleigh’s Booklets on the United States Colored Troops May Be Removed by NPS
All of us learned about Roanoke Island when we studied American History back in Middle School. The island is in the Outer Banks of North…
Taking Down the Civil War Historical Signage at Gulf Islands National Seashore?
Yesterday I posted about the newly disclosed set of documents assembled by the Interior Department of National Park signage that may be taken down under…
Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy by Elizabeth Varon
Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy by Elizabeth Varon published by…
Video: George Templeton Strong’s Civil War Diaries Have Just Been Published-An Editor’s Discussion
If you ever watched Ken Burn’s masterful, if flawed, documentary Civil War you no doubt remember the many quotes from George Templeton Strong voiced by…
Atlanta History Center to Open New Exhibit on the Civil War Era
In July of 2026 the Atlanta History Center will open a new exhibit on the causes of the Civil War, the war itself, and Reconstruction….