Tonya McQuade

To Catch a Gar: A Soldier’s Letters from Helena, Arkansas in March 1863

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on March 18, 2024

A Celebration of Black History … When Missouri Voted to Emancipate Its Slaves Prior to the Passage of the Thirteenth Amendment

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on February 14, 2024

A State Divided: A New Book Featuring 50 Previously-Unpublished Civil War Letters Provides Insights on Why Many Believe the Civil War Started in Missouri

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on January 22, 2024

“The Long Shadow of Lincoln” as portrayed in Norman Rockwell’s Painting and Carl Sandburg’s Poem in 1945

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on January 11, 2024

How Civil War Cartoonist Thomas Nast Created Our Image of Santa Claus and Turned Santa into a Full-Fledged Union Supporter

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on December 24, 2023

Tonya McQuade: Thankful For . . .

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on December 4, 2023

From Pony Express Hero to Civil War Casualty: Remembering Johnny Fry

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on October 26, 2023

“Paddy’s Lament” & the Irish Brigade in the Civil War (Part II)

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on September 22, 2023

The Heartbreaking Civil War Ballad of “Paddy’s Lament” (Part I)

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on September 21, 2023