Archive - Civil War Memory

Update on National Park Service Firings and What is Still to Come

It’s been roughly three weeks since the Trump administration fired roughly 1,000 National Park Service sites without warning or cause.

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The Damage to our Shared History Has Been Done and It Will Take Years to Repair

We are witnessing a wholesale erasure of history across federal agencies and programs that have worked tirelessly over the years to interpret our shared…

Mar 9 •

US Army Deletes Lesson Plans Focusing on African American History, the Civil War and Women's History at Arlington National Cemetery

There is no better place to learn about the rich and diverse history of the United States than Arlington National Cemetery. Stepping on the grounds of…

Mar 8 •

Jimmy Carter Could Soon Replace Confederate Vice-President Alexander Stephens in Statuary Hall

Over the past few years a number of states have removed statues that honor Confederate leaders and segregationists from inside the Capitol Building.

Mar 8 •

Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg...and the Combahee River Raid?

Congratulations to historian Edda L.

Mar 7 •

The Worlds of Thomas Wentworth Higginson: A Conversation With Douglas Egerton

Mar 6 •

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Donald Trump Cheapens History and Memory With the Renaming of Military Bases

I didn’t think they would go through with it. I really thought that last month’s renaming of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg (minus the honoring of a…

Mar 5 •

A Reminder of the Human Condition in Civil War Boston

Massive armies were on the move in the summer of 1863.

Mar 4 •

Thank You For Reading Civil War Memory

A quick note on this third-year anniversary of writing on Substack.

Mar 3 •

No, We Are Still Not Heading Toward Another Civil War

You can’t open up a major newspaper today without reading a steady stream of op-eds lamenting the end of democracy in the United States or come across a…

Mar 2 •

"A Band of Conspirators Are At Work"

One man's account of the Siege of Port Hudson in words that are just as meaningful today as the day that were written.

Mar 1 •

February 2025

What Union Meant and Why They Were Willing to Fight For It

Perhaps right now we are not so far removed from appreciating the commitment on the part of Americans in the 1860s, who stood up and defended the rule…

Feb 27 •

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