Category: Civil War
The Atlanta Campaign: Volume 1: Dalton to Cassville, May 1-19, 1864 by David Powell
The Atlanta Campaign: Volume 1: Dalton to Cassville, May 1-19, 1864 by David Powell published by Savas Beatie (2024) When I saw that military historian Dave…
Gettysburg Cyclorama
In June I visited the Gettysburg Cyclorama. The Cyclorama is a gigantic round painting of “Pickett’s Charge” in which the audience stands in the middle…
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum
Most Civil War students who live in the Eastern United States will have visited the museum at the Gettysburg National Military Park at some point…
Grant and Sheridan at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, Ireland
Usually I am bringing you sites of the Civil War and Reconstruction from within the 50 States, but this week I am in Ireland. There…
Cornwall New York Civil War Monument
Cornwall-on-Hudson is a small river village with just over three thousand people in Orange County below Newburgh. It is an affluent community with many buildings…
Jefferson Davis Explains Why Mississippi Seceded from the United States in His Farewell Address to the Senate
On January 21, 1861, Mississippi Senator Jeff Davis gave his speech resigning from the United States Senate. The entire speech can be read here, beginning…
Chatham Manor at Fredericksburg National Military Park
I have been to the Fredericksburg National Military Park at least half-a-dozen times over the years, but I only went to the Chatham Manor across…
General James A. Garfield Statue in Long Branch on the Jersey Shore Where He Died
Seven Presidents Park along the Jersey Shore in Long Branch is a well-known spot for beach goers in the summer. Long Branch can be quite…
Civil War Cannons in Placerville California
From 1848 until the Civil War, Placerville was a thriving city filled with fortune seekers looking for gold. In 1860, this remote city had more…
Professor Peter Carmichael Died Yesterday
I was very sorry to hear that Peter S. Carmichael, Professor of History at Gettysburg College, died on July 21, 2024. He received his Ph.D…
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