Reconstruction Colonization: Seward’s Failed Acquisition of the Virgin Islands
The Washington Post has an interesting article on the moves by William Seward to acquire the Virgin Islands as a colony of the United States….
Battle of Cold Harbor Living History This Weekend
This weekend the Richmond National Battlefield Park will commemorate the bloody Battle of Cold Harbor. The weekend’s events will be held at the Cold Harbor…
Should Fort Monroe Be the National Emancipation Landmark?
Public history advocate Steven T. Corneliussen argues that the United States needs a National Emancipation Monument and that it should be placed at Fortress Monroe…
Religion and Confederate Ideology in Brazil After the Civil War
Baptist News reports on the influence of the Confederacy on Brazil over the 150 years after former Confederates and Southern Baptists went to the South…
Around the Web June 2022: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Note: You can now access my own Civil War/Reconstruction podcasts here. New Website A new website that looks at Civil War naval forces got started…
Black Church Tolson’s Chapel Near Burnside’s Bridge Designated National Historic Landmark
Tolson’s Chapel in Sharpsburg, Md. has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The church, established by African Americans in 1866, is near the road leading…
“Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” Opening in D.C. at National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will open a new exhibition of Civil War photography on July 1. “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” is the title…
Franklin, Tenn. Memorializes Local “Slaves to Soldiers”
Franklin, Tenn. marked Memorial Day by installing nineteen new engraved bricks in a ceremonial walkway honoring local men who enlisted in the United States Colored…
North Carolina Civil War and Reconstruction Center Directors Discuss Plans for Opening
The directors of the North Carolina Civil War and Reconstruction Center met with the media last month to explain the plan for the center to…
Video: Watch the Rededication of the Shaw/54th Massachusetts Memorial in Boston
You can watch the video of today’s entire National Rededication of the Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial in Boston.
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