Category: Civil War
#MoreHistory Event at Gettysburg September 18, 2021
A group of historians united last year after an armed occupation of Gettysburg took place over the July 4, 2020 weekend. The militia event was…
A Parting Glass in Appreciation of John Hennessy on His Retirement from the National Park Service
John Hennessy is retiring. When I heard that last month I thought, I wish I had made that trip to Fredericksburg last year to hear…
Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners by James M. Gillispie
Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners by James M. Gillispie published by University of North…
New Marker Tells Story of USCT from Rippavilla Plantation Near Franklin, Tenn.
The Battle of Franklin Trust unveiled a new historical marker last week at Rippavilla near Franklin, Tenn. The panel recounts the story of local enslaved…
“Killed at Gettysburg” Project Offers Life Stories of Soldiers Who Lost Their Lives
Ove the last three years the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College has been compiling the life stories of men killed at Gettysburg in 1863….
Pres. Trump and Gen. Milley Argue Over Army Bases With Confederate Names
In their new book on the last year of the Trump presidency, reporters Philip Rucker and Carol Leonig relate the story of a dispute between…
Two Brothers Separated By Civil War in Maryland Lie Next to Each Other in Brooklyn
Michele and I decided to visit Civil War-related graves and monuments at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn to commemorate Memorial Day back in 2018. We stopped…
Died at Elmira: Southern Newspapers Report on the Prison Toll
In the last months of the Civil War, while Northern newspapers were reporting on alleged atrocities committed by Confederates at Andersonville, Southern newspapers were relatively…
In 1865 Northern Newspapers Were Filled With Atrocity Stories from Andersonville Prison
In the months after Robert E. Lee’s surrender, three factors increased Northern determination to Reconstruct the South. The first was Lincoln’s Good Friday assassination. Coming…
When a German Immigrant Was Nearly Killed Because of the Number of His Regiment
E.P. Alexander tells the story of German immigrant captured at Fredericksburg in December 1862 who was nearly killed because of the number of his regiment:…
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