Historian David Blight on the Attack on the Smithsonian History Museum
One of the preeminent Civil War and Reconstruction historians, David Blight, wrote an article today on the president’s attack on the Smithsonian. Here is some…
Museum of Civil War Medicine Cut Off From Administering a Field Hospital at Antietam
The well-regarded National Museum of Civil War Medicine has announced that that the National Park Service has withdrawn its responsibility for administering the Pry House…
Kerri K. Greenidge Author of “The Grimkes” on Abolitionist Family Let Go By Tufts
According to the New York Times, Kerri K. Greenidge is no longer employed by Tufts University after controversy over her well-reviewed book emerged. Her book…
Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future by Fergus M. Bordewich
Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future by Fergus M. Bordewich pub. by Knopf (2026) Half a century ago, I…
Free Program for Adults and Kids at Fort Stevens in Washington, D.C. on July 11, 2026
Next weekend if you live near Washington, D.C. you may want to go to Fort Stevens to join in the commemoration of that battle. There…
The Irish Regiment that Ended “Pickett’s Charge”: Gettysburg July 3, 1863
On July 3, 1863, as the Confederates of George Pickett’s Division closed on the stone wall near the top of Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg, they saw…
A Prayer Before Death for the Irish Brigade: Gettysburg July 2, 1863
In the days before the Battle of Gettysburg one soldier reportedly asked another the name of the regiment marching past. He was told “that’s not a regiment,…
An Irish Colonel and the Defense of Little Round Top on the Second Day at Gettysburg
Those who immigrate to the United States are called First Generation Americans. Their U.S.-born children are said to belong to the Second Generation. Sociologists recognize…
The “German” XI Corps at Gettysburg July 1, 1863
After weeks of hard marching, when the “German” XI Corps reached Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, it was suffering from the scorn of many American nativists who blamed the “Dutch”…
Iron Brigade Immigrants Go Into Battle the First Day at Gettysburg
On the warm morning of July 1, 1863, the men of the 6th Wisconsin Regiment of the Iron Brigade were among the closest to danger of the…