Category: Monuments
Corbit’s Charge Monument at Westminster Maryland An Opening of the Battle of Gettysburg
While many of the monuments I have visited date back almost to the Civil War, there are a fairly large number modern monuments erected in…
Spangler Farm & Hospital at Gettysburg
Most students of the American Civil War associate the Spangler family with Gettysburg. As a kid my parents took me to Spangler Spring so I…
Civil War Institute on Doing Civil War History in Public
The Civil War Institute had its 2025 conference in Gettysburg last weekend. One of the panel discussion looked at how National Park Rangers, podcasters, and…
Juneteenth Monument Texas African American History Memorial
While the official name of this monument is the Texas African American History Memorial, it is popularly known as the Juneteenth Monument. Texas’s Capitol has…
Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn Has $8.9 Million in Preservation Work Completed
One of the most visited Civil War sites in the country is Grand Army Plaza outside of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. This site is dominated…
Rally at Gettysburg to Support the National Parks on June 16 at 4PM
A large number of us will hold a rally at Gettysburg in support of the National Park Service, the Rangers, and the staff of the…
Terry’s Texas Rangers Monument in Austin, Texas
In the early days of my career as a lawyer, I used to travel to Austin, Texas quite regularly in my professional capacity. However, I…
Melvin Memorial to Three Ordinary Soldiers Concord Massachusetts
Before the 250th Anniversary of the start of the Revolution, my wife and I visited Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. During my planning for the…
Federal Government Proposes 38% Cut in Funds to National Parks and Closing Some Down
The Trump administration has proposed a 38% cut in funding for the National Park Service (NPS). This would be a cut of more $1.2 Billion…
Soldiers and Sailors Monument Hackensack New Jersey
I was at a funeral in Hackensack, New Jersey and I found that near the funeral home there was a Civil War monument. Usually I…