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The Dismantling of Slavery in Maryland
Before the American Revolution slavery was practiced in all 13 British colonies which were to form the United States. In the last years of the 18th century and th…
Lincoln Forum 29th Meeting in Gettysburg
The 29th meeting of the Lincoln Forum, held November 16–18, 2024, at Gettysburg’s Wyndham Hotel, set new records for attendance, first-time attendees, and, perhap…
Fort Fisher’s New Visitor Center and reconstructed Earthworks
A Gateway to History
Fidelity: The Fighting Swearers
Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the batteries of the Confederate states, April 13, 1861. (Harper’s Weekly)
Famous Civil War Quotes
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Emerging Civil War A Visit to the Battle of Franklin Battlefield
T Battle of Franklin race Adkins is a mountain of a man—stoic as a mountain, too. Standing by the cannon near the Carter Cotton Gin, he surveyed the ground with e…
Critic’s Corner The Civil War: A Narrative Volume Two
Critic’s o r n e r “A By Stephen Davis
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Central Virginia Battlefields Trust Soldiers’ Winter Quarters in Central Virginia
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust “I Am Extremely Comfortably Fixed”:
Behind the Lines
Afew fortunate people can look back on working careers spent doing what they gladly would have done for nothing. I have been one of those lucky ones. The job and…
America Battlefield Trust
Trust Appeals Prince William Digital Gateway Rezoning Decision In December, the Trust and nine local residents appealed the Prince William Circuit Court’s October…
A Chilling Start to a Fiery Event
The 37th Annual Middle Tennessee Civil War Show kicked off on a frosty Friday morning, December 6, as collectors and history enthusiasts braved frigid temperature…
“Playing War!” Sham Battles During and After the Civil War
Seven soldiers in Union uniforms reenacting a battle scene. (Library of Congress)
Through the Lens My Father is Here
Confederate Gen. “Prince” John Bankhead Magruder name gracing a lake, a city, and a county. Lea interacted took command of the District of Texas, New Mexico, with…
This & That Lincoln’s Cabinet
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The Unfinished Fight
THE UNFINISHED FIGHT: BUILDING THE TRADITIONS MODEL 1842 RIFLED MUSKET KIT By Craig L. Barry
The Graphic War Ehrgott and Forbriger
Figure 1. “Fall Near The Log House,” Nep Roesler, artist, lithograph by E & F.
Riddick’s Folly Embraces Cordial Civil war Era Letter
When Mills Riddick’s ostentatious twenty-oneroom mansion with sixteen fireplaces was completed in 1839 next to the Nansemond County Courthouse, his neighbors mock…
N-SSA 150th National Competition
Special Events Highlight N-SSA 150th National Competition
John S. Clark’s Estimate of Confederate Strength, Sept. 1862
Vision and Valor The War Through Women’s Eyes
Introducing the 2024-25 Youth Leadership Team
Save 23 Acres at Shiloh and Half-Acre at Chattanooga The Trust recently launched a campaign to preserve 23 acres of Shiloh Battlefield and half an acre at Chattan…
Famous Civil War Quotes
Famous Civil War Quotes Who said it? 1 strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory,
Emerging Civil War Bentonville, N.C.
Where the Familiar Seems Different From a tour bus, the fields that comprise most of the Bentonville battlefield look flat and open. But as I stood on the edge of…
Critic’s Corner Reading Mary Boykin Chestnut
Critic’s o r Reading n Mary Boykin Chesnut e r By Stephen Davis