Category: Civil War
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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.
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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