Posted in Civil War Slavery USCT

NY Times Obituary of an Enslaved North Carolinian Who Escaped Slavery Joined the Navy & and Went on to Success in Reconstruction

Over the last year the New York Times has been publishing obituaries of people who died a long time ago. These are men and women…

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Fayetteville City Council Approves Fund for New North Carolina Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction Center

On October 24, 2022 the Fayetteville City Council approved funding of $6.6 million for a new museum already under construction in the city that will…

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Posted in Places to Visit USCT

Podcast: Bryan Cheeseboro of National Archives Discuss Civil War Research and Educating the Public

Bryan Cheeseboro is an important person in the Civil War reenactment community, a historian of African American troops in the war, a historic site preservationist,…

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New York Times Columnist Jamelle Bouie on Why He Studies Reconstruction & W.E.B. DuBois Today

New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie used today’s column to explain why he keeps returning to the Reconstruction Era now. Here is a some of…

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Posted in Book Reviews U.S. Grant

Podcast: Gary Gallagher on Bruce Catton’s Army of the Potomac Trilogy With Chris Mackowski

Gary Gallagher was interviewed this week by Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War about Bruce Catton’s iconic Army of the Potomac Trilogy. Bruce Catton was…

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Posted in Places to Visit U.S. Grant

Pilot Knob State Historic Site Hosts Exhibit on Ulysses S. Grant in Nov. 2022 for Grant Bicentennial

Pilot Knob State Historic Site is hosting a  travelling exhibit on weekends this November on Ulysses S. Grant. Here is information on the exhibit from…

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Posted in Book Reviews Immigrants

National Park Book on Asians and the Civil War Available Free to Read OnLine

The National Park Service book Asians and Pacific Islanders and the Civil War is now free to read online. The book is available to read…

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New Project Looks at the University of Pennsylvania’s Connections to Slavery

The Penn & Slavery Project has posted its findings on the University of Pennsylvania’s connections to slavery on a website. According to the report: “Although…

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Posted in Civil War Places to Visit Veterans

Photo Tour of the White Plains, NY Civil War Soldiers’ Monument

The Civil War Soldiers’ Memorial in White Plains, New York is itself a product of the Reconstruction Era. Erected by the veterans of the war…

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Grant Bicentennial Birthday Party Draws Three Hundred in Saratoga NY

More than 300 guests gathered on October 16 at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs to celebrate the 200th Birthday of Ulysses S. Grant….

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