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Civil War Monuments in Biddeford Maine & Local Graves of Veterans

My last stop during my August trip to the Southeast Maine Coast was in Biddeford, Maine. Today, this is a bustling city with both a…

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Jubal Early Explains the Causes of the Civil War During His Reconstruction Exile

Jubal Early, a Virginian, was an important leader in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War, and a primary constructor of The…

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Barbara Gannon on Finding the “Lost Graves” of Black Soldiers Killed at the Battle of Olustee: Video

I was reading Kevin Levin’s Substack yesterday  and he posted this talk by historian Barbara Gannon, which I had not seen before. Gannon teaches history…

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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Statue and Treasures at Bowdoin College Photo Tour

During my vacation in Maine last week, I took a drive up to Brunswick, Maine to tour Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s home with my wife Michele,…

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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Home Photo Tour

I was fortunate enough to be in Brunswick, Maine this week to visit the home of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. The fact that I was able…

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The 128th NY Volunteer Infantry Monument in Poughkeepsie, NY

The monument to the 128th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was erected in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1908. The regiment was raised in Dutchess and…

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Posted in Book Reviews Civil War Memory of Reconstruction

Kent Masterson Brown Wins Emerging Civil War Book Award for “Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command”. 

Kent Masterson Brown has won the Emerging Civil War Book Award for his new volume Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command. According to the…

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Civil War Topps Trading Cards from 1962 Depict the War’s Opening

I was looking at baseball card site today, and I came across this interesting piece on how the Topps Baseball Card company put out a…

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Confederate Apologist Appointee Resigns

Last week I wrote about Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s naming of Ann Hunter McLean of Richmond to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources. McLean went…

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Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War Honored by American Battlefield Trust

Chris Mackowski, a familiar name to Civil War history students, was honored by the American Battlefield Trust in July for his work with history teachers….

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