Category: Civil War
Around the Web October 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
This is what I liked best last month. Blogs Fredericksburg National Park Historian John Hennessy retired in September and he got a lot of tributes…
When Lee Threatened to Execute His Men for Telling Jokes About Desertion
In March of 1865, the situation of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was desperate. As the hungry army was in its last weeks of…
Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee’s Army after Appomattox by Caroline E. Janney
Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee’s Army after Appomattox by Caroline E. Janney University of North Carolina Press (2021) Have you ever wondered…
Eric Foner on the Making and Breaking of Robert E. Lee’s Legend
A month ago the New York Times had an article by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner on “The Making and the Breaking of the Legend…
The 5th Massachusetts Cavalry, a Black Cavalry Regiment in the Union Army
This is part of my series of scrapbooks on Black regiments that served in the Civil War. While they are each focused on a single…
A Visit to the Gouverneur Warren Statue in Brooklyn
Brooklyn’s Prospect Park is rich with historic sculpture. The gem, of course, is the Arch at Grand Army Plaza. While everyone in Brooklyn is familiar…
Confederate General E.P. Alexander in Washington After the Lincoln Assassination April 1865
Most Confederates paroled at Appomattox headed south towards their homes within a day or two after Lee’s surrender. A surprising number headed north. One northbound…
New Windows to Replace the Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee Stained Glass at National Cathedral
The National Cathedral in Washington removed stained glass windows honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in 2017. It has now announced what will take…
National Archives Makes Large Collection of Civil War Maps Available OnLine
The National Archives announced this week that a large collection of Civil War period maps are now available digitally. You can access the maps here….
Sons of Confederate Veterans Ceremoniously Rebury Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate General, a slave trader, and a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Buried under an equestrian statue of himself…
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