Category: Civil War
Civil War Institute Mapping Confederate Statues Throughout the South
The Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College has announced a new project called State of the Confederacy. According to the Civil War Institute: This is…
Film Recalls Stone Mountain as a Center of Confederate Memory
This short film looks at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia and its connection to the Lost Cause version of historical memory. The mountain was long…
Civil War Institute Video Tour of Antietam with Historian/Ranger Scott Hartwig
This is the last video from this year’s Civil War Institute at Gettysburg. In it Scott Hartwig takes viewers on a tour of the Antietam…
Civil War Institute Video Tour of Rose and Codori Farms
The Civil War Institute has another tour posted. This one looks at two iconic farms on the Gettysburg battlefield. The tour is called “War at…
Civil War Institute Video Tour of Barksdale’s Assault at Gettysburg Led By Jen Murray
Next up from the Civil War Institute last week at Gettysburg College is a battlefield tour by Professor Jennifer Murray focused on Barksdale’s Mississippi Brigade’s…
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…
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