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Governor Youngkin’s Advisor on Confederate Monumentation Used to Say They Were Part of Lost Cause Iconography Supportive of Jim Crow

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has drawn controversy for appointing Ann Hunter McLean of Richmond to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources. The board addresses issues…

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Posted in Civil War Places to Visit

Video of Talk by Jill Titus on How the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Was Celebrated in 1963

Dr. Jill Titus, author of Gettysburg 1963, gave a lecture this year on how the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg was celebrated in…

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Children of Gettysburg 1863 Museum Now Open at Gettysburg

A new museum focused on helping children visiting Gettysburg learn about what happened there in 1863 has been opened by the non-profit Gettysburg Foundation. Called…

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Posted in Civil War Immigrants

List of “Asians and Pacific Islanders” Who Served in the Civil War

The National Park Service has posted a document prepared during the Civil War Sesquicentennial that lists all Asians and Pacific Islanders whose Civil War service…

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Virginia Museum of History & Culture Reopens After Two-Year Closure and Major Expansion

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond has reopened after closing for two years during the pandemic for renovations. Established by the Virginia…

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Battle of Cold Harbor Living History This Weekend

This weekend the Richmond National Battlefield Park will commemorate the bloody Battle of Cold Harbor. The weekend’s events will be held at the Cold Harbor…

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“Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” Opening in D.C. at National Portrait Gallery

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will open a new exhibition of Civil War photography on July 1. “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” is the title…

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Franklin, Tenn. Memorializes Local “Slaves to Soldiers”

Franklin, Tenn. marked Memorial Day by installing nineteen new engraved bricks in a ceremonial walkway honoring local men who enlisted in the United States Colored…

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Posted in Civil War Videos

Video: Watch the Rededication of the Shaw/54th Massachusetts Memorial in Boston

You can watch the video of today’s entire National Rededication of the Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial in Boston.

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New Statue of Norway Immigrant and Union Col. Hans Heg Dedicated in Madison, Wi.

The statue of Col. Hans Heg was torn down by a small group of protesters in Madison, Wisconsin in 2020. Last year, a new version…

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