Category: Places to Visit
National Park Service Opening New Exhibits to Depict the Impact of the Battle of Antietam on African American Communities Nearby
Antietam National Battlefield Park is opening new exhibits focusing on the impact of the battle and the issuance of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation a few…
Four Sites from Civil War & Reconstruction Periods Added to Virginia Landmarks Register
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has added several sites associated with the Civil War and Reconstruction Era to the Virginia Landmarks Register. Here is…
Enslaved Man Archer Alexander to Be Honored in St. Charles, Missouri Sept. 24, 2022 for Saving Lives of Union Soldiers
On Saturday September 24, 2022, a Black Civil War hero, Archer Alexander will be honored for his role in saving men that the Confederates tried…
Chris Mackowski Speaking on “The Myth of Grant’s Silence” Sept. 24 at Grant’s Cottage Near Saratoga
The Grant Cottage near Saratoga, N.Y. is hosting its first-ever annual Grant Cottage Literary Landmark Authors talk onĀ Saturday, September 24th, 2022 at 4:30 PM….
The Civil War Soldiers Monument in Haverstraw, New York
This week I visited the Soldiers Monument in Haverstraw, New York. The monument is located on the corner of Hudson Ave. and West Broad Street…
Virginia Governor’s Mansion Tours No Longer Mentions Slavery Now That Youngkin Is Governor
NPR reports that Virginia Governor’s Mansion tour in Richmond no longer mentions slavery. Up until the late 20th Century the tours of the historic home…
Henry Ward Beecher Monument to Abolitionist Reverend in Brooklyn, N.Y. Photo Tour
My wife’s church is a block away from the Henry Ward Beecher Statue in Brooklyn. I stopped by his monument before services last Sunday. Beecher…
Program on Grant Cottage-A Story of Family Devotion at Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site Near St. Louis
The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis, Missouri is holding a program on the Grant Cottage, where the former president completed his…
Exhibit of Paintings of United States Colored Troops Opens in Lexington Park Md.
I received this press release of a new exhibit that people near Lexington Park, Maryland may want to visit. The U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Interpretive…
Civil War Monuments in Biddeford Maine & Local Graves of Veterans
My last stop during my August trip to the Southeast Maine Coast was in Biddeford, Maine. Today, this is a bustling city with both a…