Sunday, July 31, 2016

Mr. President and Marilyn Monroe, 1954 (photo by Milton Greene)

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Sunday, July 24, 2016

The Cassius Clay Battalion

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Protecting Washington, D.C. became a priority for Union forces when the Civil War began in April 1861.  Northern military units convened ...
Friday, July 01, 2016

First Shot Marker at Gettysburg, then and now. . .

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

June 27 -- U.S. Grant at Mt. McGregor, New York

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On June 27, 1885, this famous picture was taken of U.S. Grant writing his Memoirs at Mt. McGregor, New York. #ULSG pic.twitter.com/k6jkHo...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

140th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

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June 25 is the 140th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. These images are by photographer Richard Throssel [University of Wyomi...
Friday, June 24, 2016

"This research presents a crucial corrective to the Lost Cause version of history"

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With Free State of Jones, Hollywood’s Civil War Comes Closer to History’s Pop Culture May Finally Be Ready to Surrender the Myth of a Nob...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

Steve Adelson on the Battle of the Little Bighorn

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As we approach the 140 anniversary, let's review. Park Ranger Steve Adelson gave a spirited talk on the Visitor Center back patio in Aug...
Friday, June 10, 2016

"The Bombing of Fort Point (Battle of San Francisco)"

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 "The Bombing of Fort Point (Battle of San Francisco)"   Oil on Canvas, 43" x 54", 1996  In Smog and Thunder: The G...
Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Dr. John H. Eicher, 1921–2016

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"The world has lost a great and a good man with the passing on Tuesday, June 7, of Dr. John H. Eicher, organic chemist, Manhattan Proj...
Sunday, June 05, 2016

Matthew McConaughey on "Free State of Jones"

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Congratulations to  Victoria Bynum  on the forthcoming release of a major movie based on her book, "The Free State of Jones: Mississ...
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Pontoon bridge across the Potomac at Berlin.

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Alexander Gardner, November 1862, Berlin, Maryland Art Institute of Chicago New York Public Library

The "Weehawken" sinking, Dec. 6th, 1863

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From Sketches for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper New York Public Library THE MONITOR DISASTER ; Particulars of the Sin...
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Major General John A. "Black Jack" Logan, from the Library of Congress.

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Civil War Trust's biography of John Logan is here .  Photos: (1) Monument of Gen. John A. Logan, Chicago, Ill. (on horseback, with gr...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Remember the Sultana

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From The Sultana Documentary page on Facebook today comes this intriguing tidbit: " Pat Jennings, Hartford Steam Boiler's prin...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Civil War Forum walks Pickett's Charge to cap off 20 years of battlefield tramping

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The High Water Mark of the Rebellion Last week, in Gettysburg, the good folks of the CompuServe Civil War Forum—one of the earliest an...
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Ambrose Bierce on Cheat Mountain

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Trail at the site of the Cheat Summit Fort, atop Cheat Mountain in the Monongahela National Forest of Randolph County, West Virginia. Ph...
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Sunday, March 20, 2016

antidote to idiocy . . . Brooks Simpson and the neo-Confederates

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A handy go-to link to send to your friends and associates who are confused by the weed-like tenacity of neo-Confederate propaganda, which ha...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Two recent Civil War discoveries at the National Archives

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The National Archives in Washington holds unknown and uncountable little treasures, and it's always a thrill to hear of some new tidbi...
Monday, March 07, 2016

Election Results from California

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The Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916.  Leland Stanford to Abraham Lincoln, Su...
Thursday, March 03, 2016

"Civil War 360" -- now available on Netflix

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I missed this when it aired on the Smithsonian Channel back in 2013, but am happy to have a look now at my leisure, thanks to Netflix . ...