After African American soldiers were not allowed to participate in the Union army’s Grand Review in Washington DC in May 1865, Harrisburg residents organized their own event on November 14, 1865 for those who served in the United States Colored Troops. While this earlier post provides an overview, several other newspaper articles offer interesting accounts […]
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Grand Review in Harrisburg, PA – November 14, 1865
Posted by sailerd Published in Historic Periodicals, Reconstruction (1865-1880)no comment
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As the 150th anniversary of the 1860 election is next week, the House Divided project has just published seven interactive essays at Journal Divided that focus on different aspects of Abraham Lincoln’s campaign. These essays have been adapted with permission from the unedited manuscript of Michael Burlingame’s Abraham Lincoln: A Life (2008). One can read […]
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Don’t Miss This Neo-Confederate Video!
Posted by Matthew Pinsker Published in Civil War (1861-1865), General Opinion, VideoThere is a video on the YouTube channel of the Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) that offers a classic teaching moment. The video, entitled “Sesquicentennial Celebration,” urges those about to honor the 150th anniversary of the “War for Southern Independence” to remember what the SCV claims the war was really about. […]
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Election of 1860 – “Illinois Sure for Douglas”
Posted by sailerd Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Historic PeriodicalsIn late October 1860 the (Montpelier) Vermont Patriot confidently predicted that Senator Stephen Douglas would win Illinois’ electoral votes. “Illinois has never yet voted against the Democratic party for President,” as the Vermont Patriot noted. Democratic papers like the Vermont Patriot argued that voters had to support Douglas in order to remain “high above the […]
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Burning of Chambersburg, PA (July 1864)
Posted by sailerd Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Historic Periodicals, Images, Letters & Diaries, MapsOn July 30, 1864 Confederate cavalry under General John McCausland’s command entered Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and demanded that residents pay $500,000 in greenbacks or $100,000 in gold. Confederates planned to use the money to compensate Virginia residents whose homes in the Shenandoah Valley were burned by Union General David Hunter’s troops. After Chambersburg residents refused to […]
