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Col. Fremont Not A Roman Catholic-The Religious Divide in the 1856 Election
John C. Fremont was a national hero in the 1840s after he led exploratory expeditions in the West. Dubbed “The Pathfinder of the West,” he…
New York Times Reviews The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson by Robert S. Levine
This week, the New York Times reviewed The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson by Robert S. Levine from W.W….
Two Brothers Separated By Civil War in Maryland Lie Next to Each Other in Brooklyn
Michele and I decided to visit Civil War-related graves and monuments at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn to commemorate Memorial Day back in 2018. We stopped…
Civil War Prison Camps Increased Postwar Antagonism
Civil War prisoner of war camps occupied a big part of the consciousness of the warriors and civilians on both sides during the final two…
Judge Orders Confederate Statue Near Courthouse Removed
Roanoke County Circuit Judge Charles Dorsey ordered a Confederate statue removed from next county courthouse grounds. This is the first time such an order has…
American Legion Suspends Post that Cut-Off Veteran’s Mic at Memorial Day Ceremony
The decision to cut-off the mic of retired Lt. Col. Bernard Kemter at a Memorial Day commemoration in Hudson, Ohio when he described an 1865…
WaPo on the Problem of What to Do With Confederate Statues After Removal
The Washington Post has an interesting article on the problems Southern towns and cities are having finding a final resting place for the Confederate statues…
The Plan to Suppress the Black Vote in South Carolina Revealed!: Election 1876
General Martin W. Gary was a Confederate brigadier general during the Civil War commanding cavalry. He had served in Hampton’s Legion and he had refused…
Around the Web October 2020: Best of the Blogs on The Civil War and Reconstruction
This is a new feature here at the The Reconstruction Era Blog: Each month I will highlight a few new articles from other blogs that…
Upcoming Free Virtual Civil War and Reconstruction Programs
There are not many good aspects to the current COVID Pandemic. Three of my own family members have gotten the virus and Long Island, where…
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