American Civil War Museum in Richmond Opening New Theater
The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia, is opening a new theater at its Tredegar site in June. The Richmond Times Dispatch has a…
Lincoln Memorial Centennial Celebration May 2022
This month marks the Centennial of the opening of the Lincoln Memorial. The National Park Service has a number of events planned for the celebration…
Why Studying Reconstruction Helps Us Understand the Civil War: Civil War Reconstruction Podcast #2
This week I am releasing Episode 2 of the Civil War Reconstruction Podcast. This episode looks at why students of the Civil War will understand…
Peekskill NY Commemorates Grant Bicentennial May 6-8
The Lincoln Depot in Peekskill, N.Y. will commemorate the 200th Birthday of Ulysses S. Grant the first weekend in May at its historic train depot…
Watch Video of Grant Bicentennial at Grant’s Tomb Including Brooks Simpson Keynote on Grant and Reconstruction
The video of the commemoration of the Ulysses S. Grant Bicentennial at Grant’s Tomb has been posted. It shows the full ceremony, including the West…
Senate Passes Resolution on Ulysses S. Grant Bicentennial
The United States Senate passed a bipartisan resolution last week honoring the 200th Birthday of Ulysses S. Grant originally proposed by Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown…
Grant 200th Birthday in Galena, Illinois Beginning April 29 through May 1
The Galena and Grant Museum in Illinois is holding a number of events honoring Ulysses S. Grant for his 200th Birthday. The text is from…
City Point, Va Grant Bicentennial on April 30 at General Grant’s HQ
City Point, Va. will observe the Ulysses S. Grant Bicentennial at his headquarters there. City Point is part of the Petersburg National Battlefield. According to…
Report on the Grant Bicentennial at Grant’s Tomb Keynote by Grant Biographer Brooks Simpson
Today was the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. While I am recovering from a life- threatening illness, I decided that I…
Allen Guelzo Says the Public Needs to Reassess Grant: Historians Already Have
Historian Allen Guelzo has an article in today’s Wall Street Journal reflecting on the changed view of Ulysses S. Grant among historians. He wonders why…