Herald Square: The History of New York’s Civil War and Reconstruction Era’s Most Popular Newspaper
I have been taking a lot of photos this month of Civil War sites in New York City and its suburbs. Today, instead of looking…
The Fifteen Most Popular Civil War/Reconstruction Related National Historic Sites
A National Historic Site (NHS) is a nationally recognized site, usually centered around a single building, recognized by the National Park Service as a site of…
The 128th NY Volunteer Infantry Monument in Poughkeepsie, NY
The monument to the 128th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was erected in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1908. The regiment was raised in Dutchess and…
Kent Masterson Brown Wins Emerging Civil War Book Award for “Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command”.
Kent Masterson Brown has won the Emerging Civil War Book Award for his new volume Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command. According to the…
August 8th Celebrated in Tennessee as Day of Liberation of Slaves
Today was celebrated in Tennessee as the beginning of the end of slavery in the state. While Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery in…
Grant Bicentennial Commemoration August 13 & 14 in Quincy, Illinois
The Grant Bicentennial will be marked on Saturday, Aug. 13 and Sunday, Aug. 14 in Quincy, Illinois, where Ulysses S. Grant first marched off to…
Grant’s Memoirs on List of Top Books Written by American Presidents
Last week I reported that Julia Dent Grant’s memoirs were ranked the Best Book by or about a First Lady by Town and Country Magazine….
How Religious Pamphlets Supported the Confederate Cause During the Civil War
Religion’s place in American life has become a rich subject of Civil War Era research in recent decades. Josh Waddell, a scholar at the University…
Civil War Topps Trading Cards from 1962 Depict the War’s Opening
I was looking at baseball card site today, and I came across this interesting piece on how the Topps Baseball Card company put out a…
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Confederate Apologist Appointee Resigns
Last week I wrote about Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s naming of Ann Hunter McLean of Richmond to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources. McLean went…