Category: Civil War
Civil War Institute Video of Kent Masterson Brown on Meade at Gettysburg
The second day of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg began with Kent Masterson Brown speaking about his new book Meade at Gettysburg. He discusses…
Civil War Institute Panel on “Pickett’s Charge in History and Memory”
Carol Reardon’s book Pickett’s Charge in History and Memory is a Gettysburg classic. A discussion of the book is the kick-off panel for this year’s…
NY Times Reviews How the Word Was Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
The Sunday New York Times reviews HOW THE WORD IS PASSED: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. Here are…
American Legion Suspends Post that Cut-Off Veteran’s Mic at Memorial Day Ceremony
The decision to cut-off the mic of retired Lt. Col. Bernard Kemter at a Memorial Day commemoration in Hudson, Ohio when he described an 1865…
Erasing History: Vet’s Mic Turned Off When He Speaks About the Creation of Memorial Day at the End of the Civil War
There have been many attempts over the years to suppress aspects of the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction. The role of African Americans…
Around the Web June 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
This was a great month for Civil War and Reconstruction social media. The first video in my lineup this month includes a half hour segment…
Remembering the Drummer Boy of Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn
To the memory of Clarence D. McKenzie twelve years of age Clarence D. McKenzie (1849-1861) was only twelve when he had the misfortune to be…
Asians and Pacific Islanders and the Civil War National Park Service Handbook
A popularly written book on immigrants in the war is Asians and Pacific Islanders and the Civil War (2015). This book is published by the…
Fort Benning’s Namesake Explained the Reason for Georgia’s Secession at Virginia Secession Convention
Henry Benning, after whom the Army base Fort Benning in Georgia is named, was a leader of the secession movement in his home state. After…
Around the Web May 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
As we enter May, 2021, I am working on a podcast of my own that I call Civil War Reconstruction. It will be a monthly…
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