Historic Marker Commemorating Union Army Liberation of Richmond Destroyed Before Anniversary
In 2020, a new historic marker commemorating the Union Army’s liberation of Richmond, Virginia was erected by the State of Virginia. It was recently destroyed,…
Four Sites Added to NPS Reconstruction Era National Historic Network
The Reconstruction Era National Historical Park announced the addition of four new sites to its Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Here is the announcement from…
History Teacher on How State History Standards Undermine the Teaching of Reconstruction
Ursula Wolfe-Rocca has an interesting column in the Washington Post today. Wolfe Rocca teaches American history and works with the Zinn Education Project on state…
Eric Foner Reviews New Book on How Union Financed the Civil War By Roger Lowenstein
The New York Times has a very favorable review by Eric Foner of a new book on the financing of the Civil War. WAYS AND…
About that Meme Showing a Charge by a “Black Confederate Regiment”
A new meme is making the rounds supposedly showing a charge by a unit of “Black Confederates.” The meme notes that on March 13, 1865…
Around the Web March 2022: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Blogs Hulk Lawyer has been a sensation over the last month. He “is” an invented “Black Confederate” who debuted at a Board of Education meetings….
The Pat Cleburne Emancipation Proposal Tells Us a Lot About the Cause He Served Civil War Reconstruction Podcast
Pat Cleburne was a hard-fighting Irish immigrant who rose to the rank of Major General in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. In 1864 he shocked…
Roscoe Conkling, NY’s Patronage King and Paramour of Chief Justice’s Daughter, Profiled in WaPo
The Washington Post has an interesting article on Roscoe Conkling, the patronage king of New York’s Republican Party. Conkling entered the Republican Party as a…
Author of “A House Built by Slaves” Discusses Lincoln’s Black White House Visitors
The Guardian has an interesting interview with the author of a new book about Lincoln and African Americans. Jonathan White, a professor at Christopher Newport…
Sixty Years After the Civil War, Mississippi Legislators Were Still Trying to Expel Blacks
The Washington Post has an article today on the vote by the Mississippi legislature to create a colony in Africa where its Black population could…