The New Yorker on Why Republicans Have Had Such Problems With the Civil War in 2024!
In my household growing up my father was a Republican and my mother was a Democrat. My mom and dad would sometimes argue about their…
Righting the Longstreet Record at Gettysburg: Six Matters of Controversy and Confusion by Cory Pfarr
Righting the Longstreet Record at Gettysburg: Six Matters of Controversy and Confusion by Cory Pfarr published by McFarland (2023) Cory Pfarr published Longstreet at Gettysburg: A…
Rachel Powell, Far-Right Activist in Gettysburg Occupation, Reports to Jail for January 6th Conviction
Rachel Powell, who was a leader in the far-right occupation of Gettysburg on July 4, 2020, has reported to jail this week to finish her…
William Seward Monument at Madison Square Park Lincoln’s Helpmeet
Madison Square Park in Mid-Town Manhattan has a well-known bronze statue of Governor, Senator, and Lincoln’s Secretary of State William Seward (1801–1872). The sculpture was…
Former President Trump Says Civil War Could Have Been Avoided Through Negotiation
Former President Donald Trump just involved himself in the historiography of the Civil War during a speech in Iowa today. It was not an event…
Hillsdale NY Soldiers Monument in the Taconic Mountains
Hillsdale, New York is a scenic locale about two hours north of New York City. I arrived there during Christmas on a rainy morning. There…
Podcast: Scott Hartwig Discusses His Book “I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign”
The Battle of Antietam is the single bloodiest one-day battle in American history. PreservePodcast interviews D. Scott Hartwig about his new, award winning, book “I…
Bethlehem Pennsylvania Civil War Soldiers’ Monument
The day after Christmas I went to Bethlehem, in the spirit of the Season. The town was celebrating the birth of Christ, but it was…
Copperhead Mayor Fernando Wood and Union Gen. John Dix Graves in Manhattan
When I mention the Trinity Church cemetery in Manhattan, most New Yorkers will tell me about visiting there as a child, typically to see the…
New York Times Reviews “LONGSTREET: The Confederate General Who Defied the South”
The new book by Elizabeth Varon on Confederate General James Longstreet was recently reviewed in the New York Times by Brenda Wineapple. Here are some…
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