Tag Archives: Congress

A Comment on Civil War Monuments

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

Recent events have raised questions about the preservation of Civil War sites and monuments on National Park battlefields. As some of my Emerging Civil War colleagues and I discussed these potential threats, we decided it was important to say something. … Continue reading →

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The Resonance of The Field of Blood

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

I recently finished reading The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War by Joanne B. Freeman, and in all honesty, I can’t remember a history book that seemed more relevant or resonant. Published in 2018, … Continue reading →

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Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce: America’s First Black Senators

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Todd Arrington

On February 25, 1870, visitors in the U.S. Senate gallery burst into applause when the new Republican senator from Mississippi entered the chamber. This man was no ordinary senator. He was Hiram R. Revels, and he was the first African … Continue reading →

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Preservation News: Congress Fully Funds Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants Program at $10 Million

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

This week, the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program was officially fully funded by Congress at $10 million for the 2019 Fiscal Year. The bill passed through the House of Representatives and the Senate earlier this week and was officially signed … Continue reading →

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President Abraham Lincoln’s Message to Special Session of Congress, July 4, 1861

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Todd Arrington

Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Having been convened on an extraordinary occasion, as authorized by the Constitution, your attention is not called to any ordinary subject of legislation. At the beginning of the present Presidential term, four … Continue reading →

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Congress Considers Expanding Antietam NB to Include Shepherdstown

Posted on December 2, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

ECW is pleased to welcome guest author Kevin Pawlak, author of Shepherdstown in the Civil War. Congress is currently considering a proposal to change the boundaries of Antietam National Battlefield to include Shepherdstown. Pawlak has been deeply involved in the … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Adresses Congress Today

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Meg Groeling

Today, December 6, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his fourth Annual Message to Congress. He began, “Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Again the blessings of health and abundant harvests claim our profoundest gratitude to Almighty God.”

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