Taking Practical Steps Against Miscegenation: John Walthall’s Murder in Georgia 1871
On October 21, 1871 Maria Carter, an African American woman, testified before the Joint Select Committee of Congress on the killing of John Walthall in…
Irish Brigade Association Formed January 1869
The Irish Brigade Association reflected the cohesiveness of the Irish Brigade itself. The core New York regiments of the Irish Brigade had been formed specifically…
Indiana Dems Explain Their Principled Opposition to 15th Amendment: “the government was formed for white men” March 1869
At the end of February 1869 the 15th Amendment giving equal voting rights to Black men was passed by Congress and sent to the states…
Panel Discusses Exhibit at Atlanta History Center on Black Citizenship During Reconstruction and Jim Crow
Here is an interesting discussion of Black citizenship after the Civil War. It is broadcast in conjunction with a new exhibit at the Atlanta History…
In the Wake of War: Military Occupation, Emancipation, and Civil War America
In the Wake of War: Military Occupation, Emancipation, and Civil War America by Andrew F. Lang published by LSU Press (2017) $47.50 (Hardcover) $36.30 (Kindle) If…
President Grant Appoints Elizabeth Van Lew Postmaster for Richmond & Gen. Longstreet Collector of the Port of NOLA March, 1869
Elizabeth Van Lew ran a Union spy ring in Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. James Longstreet was a Confederate general commanding a corps of infantry…
Grant Appoints Elizabeth Van Lew Postmaster for Richmond & Gen. Longstreet Collector of the Port of NOLA March, 1869
Elizabeth Van Lew ran a Union spy ring in Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. James Longstreet was a Confederate general commanding a corps of infantry…
March 1, 1869 Nevada First State to Ratify 15th Amendment Barring Racial Exclusion from Voting
On March 1, 1869 Nevada became the first state to ratify the 15th Amendment banning racial exclusions in voting. Gold Hill Daily News Tuesday, Mar…
The Tuscaloosa Independent Monitor “Takes its stand” as a “White Man’s Newspaper” March 1869
I found this ad in the Mobile Register. The Independent Monitor was founded in 1837 and it went out of business in 1872. The newspaper,…
Opposing the 15th Amendment: The Conservative and Democratic Argument Against Blacks Voting 1869-1870
The 15th Amendment granted equal voting rights to all male citizens regardless of race. It passed both houses of Congress in Feb. 1869 and went…