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Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial in Washington D.C.

The Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial in Washington D.C. is in a prominent location in the nation’s capital. It is at the corner…

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Around the Web June 2023: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media

Last month was a very unusual time of life for me. I was hit with a stroke four weeks ago. This is my first blog…

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Eight Sites Become the Latest Additions to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

The National Park  Service has announced the addition of eight new sites for the Reconstruction Era  National Historic Network. Here is the announcement from the…

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National Portrait Gallery Presents “Duty, Honor, Country: Antebellum Portraits of West Pointers”

The National Portrait Gallery Presents “Duty, Honor, Country: Antebellum Portraits of West Pointers” on View June 23–June 9, 2024. This is an exhibition of Civil…

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Posted in Civil War Places to Visit

Exeter Town Hall Site of Lincoln’s 1860 Speech Photo Tour

I go up to New Hampshire every four years to observe the New Hampshire Primary first hand. In 2016 I went too the prep school…

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New Paltz Civil War Monument in the Hudson Valley

When I am visiting Albany on business, I like to have dinner at P&Gs Tavern in New Paltz. While I have been to New Paltz…

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Elmer Ellsworth Grave in Mechanicville NY and Lost Birthplace

In March, I travelled to Saratoga County, north of New York’s capital at Albany to visit the birthplace and the grave of Elmer Ellsworth. While…

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Winfield Scott Hancock Grave Norristown, Pa. Photo Tour

In May I travelled to Norristown in Pennsylvania to photograph Montgomery County’s Civil War monument. When I got there, I found it gone! The park…

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160th Anniversary of the Combahee Raid at Reconstruction Era National Historical Park June 1-3, 2023

The 160th Anniversary Harriet Tubman   On the evening of June 1, 1863 Harriet Tubman and Col. James Montgomery directed three steamships up the Combahee…

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William Seward’s Birthplace in Florida NY Photo Tour

I was in lovely Warwick, New York in 2015 for a meeting and realized when I was there that I was just down the road…

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