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Civil War Institute Video of Kent Masterson Brown on Meade at Gettysburg

The second day of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg began with Kent Masterson Brown speaking about his new book Meade at Gettysburg. He discusses…

Civil War Institute Panel With Licensed Battlefield Guides

Here is another Civil War Institute panel posted earlier this week. This one focuses on the history and experiences of the Licensed Battlefield Guides (LBG)…

Civil War Lost Cause Memory of Reconstruction Videos

Civil War Institute Panel on “Pickett’s Charge in History and Memory”

Carol Reardon’s book Pickett’s Charge in History and Memory is a Gettysburg classic. A discussion of the book is the kick-off panel for this year’s…

Memory of Reconstruction Monuments

Visiting Thad Stevens Sites Near Gettysburg With WaPo

Visitors to Gettysburg may want to take in the sites connected to one of its most famous residents, Thad Stevens. The bio-pic Lincoln gave Tommy…

Memory of Reconstruction White Supremacy White Terror

Rachel Powell-Tied to Gettysburg Militia Occupation & Capitol Assault-Taken Into Custody

The FBI searched for Rachel Powell, who can be seen with a bullhorn giving directions to those assaulting the Capitol on January 6, for more…

Memory of Reconstruction Monuments White Supremacy White Terror

Fugitive from FBI for Capitol Attack Was Part of Gettysburg Militia Occupation

Rachel Powell, a Pennsylvania woman sought by the FBI in connection with her prominent role in the violent attack on the Capitol that left five…

Civil War Memory of Reconstruction White Supremacy White Supremacy Apologetics

Gettysburg Times Covers Historians’ Day of Action #WeWantMoreHistory

On September 30, 2020, the Gettysburg Times published an article on the Historians’ Day of Action at Gettysburg. I was fortunate enough to have been…

Civil War Memory of Reconstruction

NY Times Covers Historians’ Day of Action at Gettysburg and Other Civil War Sites

Over the weekend, I participated in the #WeWantMoreHistory Historians’ Day of Action at Gettysburg. Little did I realize the New York Times would cover it….