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National Museum of African American History & Culture

I was going to roll-out this article in May, but because of the president’s unparalleled attack on the National Museum African American History and Culture…

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Civil War Monument in Hightstown New Jersey

Hightstown, New Jersey is a small borough of 5,900 people in Mercer County. Hightstown is withing commuting distance of Manhattan and is in the Raritan…

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Civil War Monument in Cranbury New Jersey

Cranbury, New Jersey is a small township of 3,842 people in the Raritan Valley. It looks almost rural, but it is less than an hour…

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Arlington National Cemetery Website Deletes Civil War & Black, Hispanic, and Women Webpages

The military affairs journal Task & Purpose writes that Arlington Cemetery has made changes to its website in recent weeks. Webpages that were devoted to…

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Lincoln Return Visit Gettysburg Pennsylvania

There are a half-dozen statues of Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg. It is no wonder, because Gettysburg was where the public recognized that the Union was…

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William McKinley Monument Sharpsburg Maryland

Many of you have visited Antietam National Battlefield at Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The September 17, 1862 battle became the largest violent loss of…

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Princeton University Civil War Memorial Atrium

Princeton University, one of the elite Ivy League schools, is in the North East in New Jersey. There is a monument on campus memorializing alums…

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George McClellan’s Grave Trenton New Jersey

George McClellan may not have many fans among Civil War buffs, but in Trenton, New Jersey he was a hero, at least during his life….

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Look at the New Museum Being Built Under the Lincoln Memorial

In 2023, the National Park Service began construction under the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to transform the space beneath Lincoln’s statue into a museum. We…

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Huntington Civil War Statue, Memorial Hall, and Cannon

Huntington’s Civil War statue, among the best known Civil War monuments on Long Island, was dedicated by the Huntington Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Association on…

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