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…
Thoughts on the Removal of the Lee Statue & the Role of Confederate “Heritage” Groups
Those horrified by the removal of Lee’s statue might want to take a look at the role of Confederate Heritage Defenders in promoting the current…
Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners by James M. Gillispie
Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners by James M. Gillispie published by University of North…
Around the Web September 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Early August saw very little new on Civil War/Reconstruction social media. Maybe it was shock at the emergence of Delta. But, by the end of…
New Marker Tells Story of USCT from Rippavilla Plantation Near Franklin, Tenn.
The Battle of Franklin Trust unveiled a new historical marker last week at Rippavilla near Franklin, Tenn. The panel recounts the story of local enslaved…
“Killed at Gettysburg” Project Offers Life Stories of Soldiers Who Lost Their Lives
Ove the last three years the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College has been compiling the life stories of men killed at Gettysburg in 1863….
WaPo Reviews Robert Levine’s “The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson”
This is the second review by a major newspaper this week of Robert S. Levine’s The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of…
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….