Category Archives: National Park Service

BREAKING NEWS: Newly Discovered Map Shows Antietam Burials in Detail

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

Historians with the Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg, PA, have made an exciting discovery that will help reshape our understanding of the aftermath of battle at Antietam while also shedding some new light on our understanding of the aftermath … Continue reading →

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The Civil War Zoom Boom, part four: Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

(part four in a series) When the online “Zoom Boom” started in late March, Nick Sacco saw an opportunity. Sacco is a historian at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in St. Louis, and he already knew, with the History … Continue reading →

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Visiting Grant Sites in St. Louis

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Kristen Pawlak

While watching the premiere episode of History’s Grant miniseries, I could not help but smile as I saw the various places President and General Ulysses Grant visited or lived in my hometown of St. Louis. As I grew up, Grant was … Continue reading →

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“Those who say they would like to visit a battlefield seldom know what they are talking about…” A Letter from Private Erskine M. Church

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Kristopher D. White

This Memorial Day will be celebrated in many different ways than years past. The typical gatherings at monuments and cemeteries have given way to virtual remembrances of America’s fallen. Be it on Facebook, YouTube, or countless other streaming services, Americans … Continue reading →

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Getting Un-lost in the Wilderness

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Terry Rensel

As I have gotten older, I have become a much more tactile person when it comes to understanding history. I still greatly enjoy a good book, and sometimes that’s the only way that you can experience it, but it has … Continue reading →

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A Video Tour of Jackson’s Flank March

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

I had initially planned to hike the route of Jackson’s flank march today (May 2) to commemorate its 157th anniversary. I ended up taking my camera instead so that I could–at least virtually–take you on the flank march route with … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: $923,314 To Save Battlefields

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Good news for Civil War battlefield preservation this week! On April 30, 2020, the National Park Service announced that $923,314 in grants from the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) would be used to protect 207 acres of America’s Civil and … Continue reading →

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Traveling to Gettysburg: Pt. 3

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Daniel Welch

Over the last two parts in this series we have followed a veteran of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Chester Dufree, on a trip to Gettysburg for the 1913 reunion and anniversary of the battle. At a time when all … Continue reading →

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Fact vs Interpretation at the Bloody Lane

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Chris Kolakowski

There is a movement afoot to reinterpret key parts of the Maryland Campaign. In some cases, battlefield interpretation is being changed or removed based on new sources and/or new perspectives. I am all for reexamining history based on new or … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: If You Only Have 3 Hours at Kennesaw Battlefield…

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Last December, I had the opportunity to make my first trip to Georgia. Although there for only about twenty-four hours, I took the chance to see some historic sites in Atlanta and Kennesaw, and I counted many reasons to go … Continue reading →

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