Tennessee Senate Speaker Issued Proclamation Honoring Confederacy & “Black Confederates”
With a lot of attention being paid to Tennessee’s state legislature this month, it is interesting to look at an official proclamation issued by the…
Perrine’s Covered Bridge 19th Century Span Next to New York State Thruway
Whenever I drive north on the New York State Thruway I like to look to the right when I get past the suburbs because I…
Kentucky Civil War Refugee Camp Reborn and Reconstructed After Expulsions
The November 1864 expulsions of the wives and children of black soldiers from Camp Nelson in Kentucky had tragic consequences. Of the 400 or more…
Manchester New Hampshire Civil War Monument Restored
Manchester, New Hampshire’s well-known Civil War monument was restored over the last year and was unveiled on Thursday. Originally dedicated in 1879, the monument underwent…
Colfax Massacre Monument Finally Erected in Louisiana
The April 13, 1873 Colfax Massacre in Louisiana took the lives of between 60 and 150 African Americans. The Massacre was the most costly of…
Civil War Soldiers’ Monument Albany Rural Cemetery Photo Tour
The Grand Army of the Republic monument in Albany Rural Cemetery is set on a hilltop overlooking the graves of Union soldiers and seamen, most…
Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life by Elizabeth Leonard Wins John Nau Book Prize in American Civil War Era History
The University of Virginia has announced that Elizabeth D. Leonard has won the prestigious 2023 John Nau Book Prize in American Civil War Era History…
Civil War Reenactor Pleads Guilty to Planting Bomb at Cedar Creek Battlefield
Gerald Leonard Drake, a former Civil War reenactor, pleaded guilty yesterday to planting a pipe bomb and making threats against Cedar Creek Battlefield in September,…
Around the Web April 2023: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Last month saw a lot of good podcasts, blog posts and book reviews. By the way, if you want to listen to my own podcast…
Author Talk: First to Fall, The Twin Crusades of Elijah Lovejoy, Abolitionist and Martyr to Press Freedom April 22, 2023
The Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site is hosting an Author Talk on the murdered Abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy on April 22, 2023. The program begins…
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