Richmond Unveils Monument to Emancipation at the End of Civil War
This week Richmond, Virginia erects a new monument marking the liberation of the city by Union troops in April 1865 and the end of slavery…
September Was the Cruelest Month for the Lost Cause of Memory
The last month has been one of dislocation for those of us devoted to Civil War and Reconstruction. Nathan Bedford Forrest was literally relocated,…
New Windows to Replace the Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee Stained Glass at National Cathedral
The National Cathedral in Washington removed stained glass windows honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in 2017. It has now announced what will take…
National Archives Makes Large Collection of Civil War Maps Available OnLine
The National Archives announced this week that a large collection of Civil War period maps are now available digitally. You can access the maps here….
Major Exhibit on Reconstruction Opens at Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History This Weekend
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture opens a new exhibit this weekend on the Reconstruction Era. “Make Good the Promises: Reconstruction…
Alabama May Remove Racist Language in Constitution that Overthrew Reconstruction
In 1901 Alabama dealt a final blow to the reforms instituted three decades earlier during Reconstruction when it all but eliminated African American voting in…
Sons of Confederate Veterans Ceremoniously Rebury Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate General, a slave trader, and a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Buried under an equestrian statue of himself…
#MoreHistory Event at Gettysburg September 18, 2021
A group of historians united last year after an armed occupation of Gettysburg took place over the July 4, 2020 weekend. The militia event was…
Watch Seth Meyers on Robert E. Lee and Afghanistan
Seth Meyers discusses the removal of the Lee Statue in Richmond and the former president’s claim that the U.S. would have won in Afghanistan had…
A Parting Glass in Appreciation of John Hennessy on His Retirement from the National Park Service
John Hennessy is retiring. When I heard that last month I thought, I wish I had made that trip to Fredericksburg last year to hear…