Tonya McQuade

“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

A Surprising Friendship Formed at Lone Jack: Union Major Emory Foster and Bushwhacker/Bank Robber Cole Younger

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on July 19, 2023

Ready and Able to Serve: The “Invalid Corps” in the Civil War

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on May 22, 2023

Emily Parsons: “To have a ward full of sick men under my care is all I ask”

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on April 27, 2023