Category: Memory of Reconstruction
Study the Course of the Civil War With South Carolina School Children Circa 1918
I wanted to look at what South Carolina school children learned about the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era in the early 20th Century by…
About That “Wall Street Journal” Article Showing Declining Interest in Civil War
Three years ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that Civil War battlefields were losing ground as tourist draws. Within days, Civil War…
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…
Tennessee Senate Speaker Issued Proclamation Honoring Confederacy & “Black Confederates”
With a lot of attention being paid to Tennessee’s state legislature this month, it is interesting to look at an official proclamation issued by the…
Colfax Massacre Monument Finally Erected in Louisiana
The April 13, 1873 Colfax Massacre in Louisiana took the lives of between 60 and 150 African Americans. The Massacre was the most costly of…
Reconstruction Across the National Park Service Event April 18, 2023
On April 18, 2023, a program will be presented at Reconstruction Era National Historical Park on the Reconstruction stories at other National Park sites. The…
Kermit Roosevelt Says That March 2 Is Birthday of Modern America Because It Is When Reconstruction Act Became Law
Kermit Roosevelt III, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote that March 2 is the birthday of modern America. Here is why, according to…
Guardian Reports on Richmond’s Confederate Statue Graveyard and What Will Happen Next
The Guardian recently visited the secret location where Richmond’s dismantled Confederate statues are being stored. Here are substantial segments from its report: Richmond, Virginia, removed…
Camilla Massacre Marker Finally Goes Up in Albany, Georgia
The September 19, 1868 Camilla Massacre was one of the bloodiest in Reconstruction Georgia. Freedpeople marching in a political demonstration were attacked by whites near…
National Park Service Protects 272 Additional Acres at Chancellorsville, Antietam, Reams Station, and Chickasaw Bayou Battlefields
On Friday, the National Park Service announced grants to protect 272 acres at three Civil War battlefields. Here is the NPS announcement: The National Park…
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