Woodlawn Union Monument in the Bronx
I went up to Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx early in November, 2023 to photograph Unions and Confederate generals buried there. What I did not…
Union Powder Mill at Algonquin Park “Orange Mills” in Orange County, New York
Algonquin Park in Orange County, New York in the Hudson Valley was a powder mill used to produce gun powder during the Civil War at…
Monument to the 29th New Jersey Vol. Infantry Redbank, NJ
The 29th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment was raised during the invasion of Maryland after the Union defeat at the Second Manassas. The unit, a…
Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction, by Fergus M. Bordewich
Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction by Fergus M. Bordewich Knopf (2023) 480 pages $35.00 In the immediate months after the…
Orange Blossom Monument in Goshen to the 124th Regiment NY
Goshen, New York is in the Hudson Highlands just fifty miles north of New York City. Many of the buildings along Main Street in the…
Northampton Memorial Hall in Massachusetts
Northampton Memorial Hall in Massachusetts is dedicated to local veterans, but with a clear nod at the Civil War. The Hall was first proposed in…
New Windsor Cemetery Where “Orange Blossom” War Dead Lie
Many of the cemeteries I have visited are well-kept, heavily landscaped, with monumental monuments to then-famous men. This year I happened upon an all-but abandoned…
Four New Sites Added to Reconstruction Era National Historic Network
Last month the National Park Service issued this announcement of four new sites added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network: BEAUFORT, SC- The National…
In 1868 Irish Immigration Was Down and German Immigration Was Up in Ohio
This report gives numbers on immigrants passing through and settling in Ohio in 1868. A few interesting notes: 1. The number of Irish was down…
New Exhibit on African American Portraits Before Emancipation at Yale University Art Gallery
Artist Mickalene Thomas has put together an intriguing exhibit a the Yale University Art Gallery of portraits of African Americans in the pre-Emancipation period of…