Category: Lincoln
“Mystic Lincoln” Statue in Jersey City’s Lincoln Park
I know a fair amount about the Civil War and Reconstruction monuments that I visit long before I go to photograph them. I started this…
Nikki Haley Says Texas Has the Right to Secede from the United States
Nikki Haley continued her effort to keep interest in the Civil War by taking the side of the Confederates again today. She told a radio…
“Seated Lincoln” in Newark, N.J. by Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor of Mt. Rushmore
“Seated Lincoln” is a sculpture by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor behind the memorial at Mt. Rushmore. Lincoln is seated on a landing of the staircase…
NY Times Reviews LINCOLN’S GOD: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation by Joshua Zeitz
LINCOLN’S GOD: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation by Joshua Zeitz was reviewed recently by Ted Widmer in the New York Times. Here…
Mathew Brady’s Manhattan Photo Studio Photo Tour
New York City is a strange place. Manhattan always seems to have some new gigantic building going up, making it easy to forget that next…
Walt Whitman Birthplace Huntington in Huntington, N.Y.
Walt Whitman’s Civil War poetry is among the literary heritage of the conflict. His work as a nurse in New York and in army hospitals…
Free Symposium on Researching Lincoln, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
The Abraham Lincoln Association is Holding a Symposium Saturday, June 17, 2023 — 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. RSVP…
Elmer Ellsworth Grave in Mechanicville NY and Lost Birthplace
In March, I travelled to Saratoga County, north of New York’s capital at Albany to visit the birthplace and the grave of Elmer Ellsworth. While…
Gilder Lehrman 2023 Lincoln Prize Awarded to Two Books on Lincoln During Civil War
The Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize is among the most prestigious awards in the scholarship of the Civil War. The prize includes a purse of $50,000….
Around the Web March 2023: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
This was a good month for most Civil War and Reconstruction social media, but two of the most reliable podcasts put out nothing new this…
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