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About That “Wall Street Journal” Article Showing Declining Interest in Civil War
Three years ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that Civil War battlefields were losing ground as tourist draws. Within days, Civil War…
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site Wins Award for Excellence in National Park Service History
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in Missouri was honored last week in Los Angeles with the Stanton-Horton Award for Excellence in National Park Service…
National Park Service Protects 272 Additional Acres at Chancellorsville, Antietam, Reams Station, and Chickasaw Bayou Battlefields
On Friday, the National Park Service announced grants to protect 272 acres at three Civil War battlefields. Here is the NPS announcement: The National Park…
National Park Service Awards Restoration Grants for Four Civil War Battle Sites
The National Park Service announced this week that it was awarding its first grants under the new Battlefield Restoration Grants program. Four sites were selected…
NPS book on Native Americans During the Civil War Now Free to Read OnLine
The National Park Service book American Indians and the Civil War is now available to read for free online. You can access the more than…
Sixteen Sites Added to National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
The National Park Service has added sixteen sites to its Undergound Railroad Network to Freedom, according to the Smithsonian. Here is the announcement and listing…
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…
National Park Service Handbook on Reconstruction
The National Park Service has a handbook out on the Reconstruction Era. Here is a link to it. It is similar to the familiar NPS…
When There Was Opposition to the National Park Service Doing Reconstruction History It Came from Sons of Confederate Veterans
Now that the National Park Service is in the fourth year of its work on the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park in Beaufort, SC, it can…
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