Tag: new york city
Copperhead Mayor Fernando Wood and Union Gen. John Dix Graves in Manhattan
When I mention the Trinity Church cemetery in Manhattan, most New Yorkers will tell me about visiting there as a child, typically to see the…
Roscoe Conkling A Civil War Politician in Madison Square Park in NYC
I approached Madison Square Park in New York City from the South East side, where Madison Avenue hits East 23rd Street in Manhattan. There are…
Mathew Brady’s Manhattan Photo Studio Photo Tour
New York City is a strange place. Manhattan always seems to have some new gigantic building going up, making it easy to forget that next…
“The Little Church Around the Corner,” The Civil War, and The Draft Riots
The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on 29th St. in Manhattan is known to all New Yorkers as “The Little Church Around the Corner.” Although…
Northern Dispensary Clinic for New York’s Impoverished Ill
Walking through Greenwich Village can feel like a walk through a 19th Century urban landscape. The Village was a farming area before the American Revolution,…
Fort Schuyler Where the Irish Brigade Trained in The Bronx
This week I recount my visit to a rich historical site with great views and a unique natural setting that was appreciated as much by…
Church of the Transfiguration: The Church at the Heart of Civil War Era Irish Five Points
I was in Chinatown in New York one day in 2016 at the Chinese Benevolent Association. Right down the block is one of the most…
Phil Sheridan Statue in National Park Dedicated to Stonewall
Philip Sheridan became a national hero during the last two years of the Civil War. A close subordinate of Ulysses S. Grant from the Fall…
14th Brooklyn Regiment’s Fowler Monument “Red Legged Devils”
The 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs Regiment was famous as “The Red Legged Devils.” The regiment’s dashing French Chasseur uniform with red trousers made it noticeable from…
Bushwick Inlet The Site Where The Monitor Was Built
Many students of the Civil War who know that that famous ironclad Monitor was built in Brooklyn, assume that it was built at the Brooklyn…
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