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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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The Laws of War: The Lieber Code on the Treatment of Prisoners of War

I have posted a number articles on prisoners of war and captivity studies recently. I thought it might be useful to post the relevant sections…

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The Story of Camp Douglas: Chicago’s Forgotten Civil War Prison by David L. Keller

The Story of Camp Douglas: Chicago’s Forgotten Civil War Prison by David L. Keller published by The History Press (2015) 259 pp. $22.20 Hardcover, $15.22 Paperback,…

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The Role of African Americans as Guards Is Missing from POW Studies

In a roundtable found in the September 2017 issue of Civil War History, Professor Kelly D. Mezurek brings up an important point left out of…

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Defending Henry Wirz: The 1984 Wirz Memorial at Andersonville

Swiss immigrant Henry Wirz is among the most controversial figures of the Civil War. To many Americans he is a war criminal responsible for the…

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I Fear I Shall Never Leave This Island: Life in a Civil War Prison by David R. Bush

I Fear I Shall Never Leave This Island: Life in a Civil War Prison by David R. Bush published by University Press of Florida (2011)…

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