Category: Civil War
Taking Down the Civil War Historical Signage at Gulf Islands National Seashore?
Yesterday I posted about the newly disclosed set of documents assembled by the Interior Department of National Park signage that may be taken down under…
Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy by Elizabeth Varon
Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy by Elizabeth Varon published by…
Video: George Templeton Strong’s Civil War Diaries Have Just Been Published-An Editor’s Discussion
If you ever watched Ken Burn’s masterful, if flawed, documentary Civil War you no doubt remember the many quotes from George Templeton Strong voiced by…
Atlanta History Center to Open New Exhibit on the Civil War Era
In July of 2026 the Atlanta History Center will open a new exhibit on the causes of the Civil War, the war itself, and Reconstruction….
Drew Gilpin Faust Reviews Fitzhugh Brundage’s Book “A Fate Worse Than Hell, American Prisoners of the Civil War”
Drew Gilpin Faust has a new review in the Atlantic Magazine of W. Fitzhugh Brundage’s new book titled A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners…
Civil War Memorial Vineland NJ
Vineland, New Jersey was founded in the midst of the Civil War in 1861. Charles Landis, a Utopian, started it as a planned community. He…
Extended Trailer for Civil War Spy Miniseries “The Gray House” Just Released
“The Gray House” is a new miniseries coming out on Amazon Prime on February 26, 2026. From Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner, it depicts the…
Soldiers Monument Ansonia Connecticut
Ansonia, Ct. is a small city of 19,000 inhabitants. At the time of the Civil War, the area had fewer than 3,000 people. The Soldiers…
Soldiers and Sailors Monument Atlantic City NJ
When you arrive by bus from New York and Baltimore to go to the casinos you may see what looks like a monument in the…
Site of Grand Army of the Republic Encampment Atlantic City
Atlantic City now is known as a place of gambling, Casinos line the boardwalk, with buses arriving from all over the Mid-Atlantic region. Before that…