Category: Civil War
Poll Looks at Who Was Responsible for the Civil War (Part II)
This is the second article on a new YouGov poll of a thousand Americans on the Civil War and Reconstruction. The first article looked at…
New Poll Examines How Americans Look at Civil War
A new YouGov poll looked at how Americans thought about slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. With renewed controversy about American history, the poll shows…
Myths of the Gettysburg Campaign Explained by Tim Smith
Tim Smith of the Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg is an expert on the battle. This short video helps explain how certain myths have…
“The Little Church Around the Corner,” The Civil War, and The Draft Riots
The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on 29th St. in Manhattan is known to all New Yorkers as “The Little Church Around the Corner.” Although…
Fort Schuyler Where the Irish Brigade Trained in The Bronx
This week I recount my visit to a rich historical site with great views and a unique natural setting that was appreciated as much by…
Captain Dermody Triangle in Queens Honoring an Immigrant Abolitionist
Captain William Dermody Triangle in Bayside, Queens honors an officer of the Army of the Potomac killed at Spotsylvania in 1864. Dermody was from Bayside…
Rare Opportunity to See “Juneteenth” and the Emancipation Proclamation at National Archives on June 19
Tomorrow is the last day the special exhibit displaying the Union Army order that was distributed in Galveston on June 19, 1865 and the Emancipation…
Long Island Black Civil War Naval Landsman Gets Headstone for Juneteenth
The Society of Grand Army of the Republic dedicated a veteran’s Civil War headstone over a previously unmarked gravesite at the Hauppauge United Methodist Church…
Juneteenth Celebration at Grant’s Cottage in the Adirondacks
On Juneteenth (June 19, 2023) the Grant Cottage in Upstate New York will have two programs honoring the National Holiday. Here is the press release…
Civil War Delafield Cannon in Fort Greene Park Brooklyn Photo Tour
Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn is a heavily visited park in one of New York State’s most densely populated neighborhoods. The Fort itself was part…