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Scottish Highlanders Battle at South Mountain
The stunning Confederate victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run brought on a political crisis for the Lincoln Administration. Defeated Union General John Pope would have…
Podcast: “Love and Sacrifice” on Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise About Two Black Women & the Freedmen’s Bureau
The 3rd Episode of Reconstruction: The Unfilled Promise is about two Black women from the North who had a lively correspondence during the Reconstruction period.
An Irish Colonel and the Defense of Little Round Top on the Second Day at Gettysburg
Those who immigrate to the United States are called First Generation Americans. Their U.S.-born children are said to belong to the Second Generation. Sociologists recognize…
Salisbury Soldiers’ Monument Conn.
Salisbury, Connecticut is a small town in the Litchfield Hills just an hour from New York City. It was first settled by Europeans in 1720….
Ireland Famine Monument Dublin
Most Americans have at least heard of Ireland’s “Potato Famine” during which one million died of hunger and related diseases and another million fled Ireland…
Lincoln & Barnum Statues at Bethel, Connecticut, Library
Bethel in Connecticut, is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. While there are cities in the southern part of that county, the area around Bethel…
Fort Sumter Sullivan’s Island Bench Being Flagged for Violating President’s Executive Order
Sullivan’s Island across from Fort Sumter, is the site of the important Civil War fortification Fort Moultrie. Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historic Site…
Junior Ranger Book From Arlington House Has Been Flagged for Review for Violating President’s Directive
If you have ever been to a National Park with kids you will often find that the Rangers will introduce you children to the Junior…
St. Patrick’s Day in the Irish Brigade
by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger Join The Immigrants’ Civil War on Facebook Although Ireland is one of the smallest countries in Europe, Irish Americans form the…
Plan to Have Visitors Report UnAmerican National Park Rangers Fails
Signs have gone up at National Parks across the country warning visitors that there may be interpretive plaques or information from Rangers that may be…