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Civil War Camp Nelson in Kentucky Loses Nearly a Quarter of Staff

Three full-time staffers at Camp Nelson in Kentucky have been fired as a result of the “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.” This National Park Service site…

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List of Civil War Sites Where Permanent Staff Have Been Fired by National Park Service

For the last five weeks we have been receiving reports of layoffs within the National Park Service. When the “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” took place…

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Fort Benning is Renamed Fort Benning by Sec. Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reprised his renaming of United States military bases after Confederates. Fort Benning, which was renamed Fort Moore in 2023, will be…

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Playing at War: Identity and Memory in Civil War Video Games Edited By Patrick A. Lewis & James Hill Welborn III

Playing at War: Identity and Memory in Civil War Video Games Edited By Patrick A. Lewis & James Hill Welborn III published by LSU Press…

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National Civil War Museum Harrisburg Pennsylvania

I remember when the National Civil War Museum opened in 2001 after costs of $32 million dollars to build and equip. Back then there were…

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New Jersey State Museum in Trenton

The New Jersey State Museum is a fairly large modern museum located at 195-205 West State Street in Trenton, the state capital. It is just…

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Parks Reduce Services: Call Your Congressperson TODAY to Restore Staff to National Parks

The National Park Service conserves some of the greatest natural wonders and preserves historic and cultural icons in the United States of America. But it…

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Emerging Civil War Interviews Gerry Prokopowicz Host of Civil War Talk Radio

Chris Mackowski, host of the Emerging Civil War podcast, interviews the grandaddy of all Civil War podcasters Gerry Prokopowicz. Professor Prokopowicz has been podcasting Civil…

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“Last Seen” Historian Judy Giesberg Talks About Her New Book on Former Slaves Searching for Relatives

On Thursday I had the opportunity to see historian Judith Giesberg being interviewed by Columbia University historian Stephanie McCurry, the author of Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in…

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National Park Service Plans to Fire Over 1,000 Staff

According to a memo leaked to the press on Friday, National Park Service leadership briefed park superintendents on Thursday that 1,000 park personnel will be…

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