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The Civil War General Who Helped Transform One of the World’s Best Fire Departments

by Ryan Quint

Posted on September 6, 2024

Monks in the Military: The Benedictine Brothers Confront the Civil War Draft

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on September 2, 2024

Book Review: Family War Stories: The Densmores’ Fight to Save the Union and Destroy Slavery

by Patrick Kelly-Fischer

Posted on August 22, 2024

The 1864 American Insurrection That Wasn’t: Presidential Election Day and the New York City Fires

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on August 21, 2024

Dusty Bookshelf: State Rights in the Confederacy by Frank Owsley

by Max Longley

Posted on August 20, 2024

The “Rancor of Secession” in Frederick, Maryland: The Case of John Baughman

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on August 9, 2024

Book Review: Sheet Music of the Confederacy: A History

by ECWGuestReview

Posted on July 18, 2024

How the St. Louis Wide Awakes Helped to Keep Missouri in the Union

by Tonya McQuade

Posted on June 20, 2024

Race as Depicted in Civil War Era Textbooks

by Neil P. Chatelain

Posted on June 17, 2024