Mick Moloney, Historian and Performer of Irish American Music of the 1800s, Passes Away
Mick Moloney, a renowned historian of Irish music, passed away last week. Moloney was instrumental in introducing modern audiences to Irish American music of the…
Book by Julia Dent Grant Tops List of Books on “First Ladies”
Julia Dent Grant’s Personal Memoirs was ranked #1 in a list of the twenty best books on the First Ladies put out this week by…
New York’s Weekly Caucasian and the Development of Political White Supremacy
As someone who spends a lot of time reading 19th Century American newspapers, I sometimes come up with a newspaper with the word “Caucasian” in…
Around the Web August 2022: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Blogs Have you ever belonged to a Civil War Round Table? These are highly local groups of people interested in the Civil War who meet…
“Rites of Retaliation: Civilization, Soldiers, and Campaigns in the Civil War” Wins Organization of American Historians Book Award
The 2022 Organization of American Historians award for Civil War and Reconstruction Books went to Lorien Foote of Texas A&M University for her Rites of…
Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War Honored by American Battlefield Trust
Chris Mackowski, a familiar name to Civil War history students, was honored by the American Battlefield Trust in July for his work with history teachers….
Immigrant Soldier of the Civil War to Be Honored July 30 in Richwood, Mn.
An immigrant soldier who served in the Union Army of the Potomac will have his grave dedication on Saturday at Richwood Lutheran Cemetery in Richwood,…
Video Talk on Politics and Elections in the Union Army of the Potomac
I recently watched this video from the Winter Lecture Series of 2022 delivered at Gettysburg National Military Park. It looks at political agitation and campaigning…
Virginia Gov. Youngkin on the Defensive After Advisor’s Pro-Confederate Statements
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin threw down once again in the “History Wars” that seem to have captured the popular right-wing imagination since the killing of…
The Schofield Normal and Industrial School in Aiken, South Carolina Added to Reconstruction Era National Historic Network
The Schofield Normal and Industrial School in Aiken, South Carolina has been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. The school was important in…