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Thomas Nast Cartoon on the Threat to Black Suffrage from Confederates and Northern Democrats

Thomas Nast was America’s most powerful political cartoonist throughout the Civil War and Reconstruction. A strong supporter of the Republican Party during the 1860s, he…

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Chambersburg’s Memorial Fountain for Union Troops & “The Burning of Chambersburg”

The women’s groups of Franklin County, Pennsylvania met on Memorial Day in 1868 and agreed they wanted to honor their men for serving in the…

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Righting the Longstreet Record at Gettysburg: Six Matters of Controversy and Confusion by Cory Pfarr

Righting the Longstreet Record at Gettysburg: Six Matters of Controversy and Confusion by Cory Pfarr published by McFarland (2023) Cory Pfarr published Longstreet at Gettysburg: A…

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West Point Historian Brigadier General (Ret.) Ty Seidule On the Persistence of Confederate Icons in Modern America

Retired West Point historian and brigadier general Ty Seidule spoke with The Guardian recently about the persistence of Confederate iconography in modern America. Here are…

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Wall Street Journal Names New Robert E. Lee Bio to Its Ten best Books List

The Wall Street Journal released its list of the ten best books of 2021. Two are related to the Civil War Era. I would note…

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When Lee Threatened to Execute His Men for Telling Jokes About Desertion

In March of 1865, the situation of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was desperate. As the hungry army was in its last weeks of…

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Eric Foner on the Making and Breaking of Robert E. Lee’s Legend

A month ago the New York Times had an article by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner on “The Making and the Breaking of the Legend…

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Posted in Lost Cause Memory of Reconstruction Monuments

September Was the Cruelest Month for the Lost Cause of Memory

The last month has been one of dislocation for those of us devoted to Civil War and Reconstruction.    Nathan Bedford Forrest was literally relocated,…

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New Windows to Replace the Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee Stained Glass at National Cathedral

The National Cathedral in Washington removed stained glass windows honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in 2017. It has now announced what will take…

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Thoughts on the Removal of the Lee Statue & the Role of Confederate “Heritage” Groups

Those horrified by the removal of Lee’s statue might want to take a look at the role of Confederate Heritage Defenders in promoting the current…

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