Category: Monuments
Thoughts on the Removal of the Lee Statue & the Role of Confederate “Heritage” Groups
Those horrified by the removal of Lee’s statue might want to take a look at the role of Confederate Heritage Defenders in promoting the current…
James W. Loewen, “Author of Lies My Teacher Told Me,” Passes Away
James W. Loewen, a well-known sociologist, has died. His 1995 book Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong is a…
Christiansburg, Virginia to Install Panels on the Town’s Black History During Slavery and Reconstruction
The Montgomery Museum of Art & History in Christiansburg, Virginia and the Christiansburg Institute has approval to place three interpretive panels in the town square…
Around the Web July 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Civil War social media “exploded” (in the words of one participant) at the start of June over a book review on the Emerging 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…
Civil War Institute Panel With Licensed Battlefield Guides
Here is another Civil War Institute panel posted earlier this week. This one focuses on the history and experiences of the Licensed Battlefield Guides (LBG)…
Visiting Thad Stevens Sites Near Gettysburg With WaPo
Visitors to Gettysburg may want to take in the sites connected to one of its most famous residents, Thad Stevens. The bio-pic Lincoln gave Tommy…
Remembering the Drummer Boy of Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn
To the memory of Clarence D. McKenzie twelve years of age Clarence D. McKenzie (1849-1861) was only twelve when he had the misfortune to be…
Ty Seidule Interviewed on “RobertE. Lee and Me” (& The Lost Cause)
Ty Seidule is the historian of the hour, with his new book Robert E. Lee and Me on of the most talked about historical works…
Fugitive from FBI for Capitol Attack Was Part of Gettysburg Militia Occupation
Rachel Powell, a Pennsylvania woman sought by the FBI in connection with her prominent role in the violent attack on the Capitol that left five…
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