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Tag Archives: Congress
Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce: America’s First Black Senators
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
Preservation News: Congress Fully Funds Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants Program at $10 Million
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
President Abraham Lincoln’s Message to Special Session of Congress, July 4, 1861
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
Posted in Holidays, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Personalities, Politics, Primary Sources
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Congress, Fourth of July, Leadership, politics, presidents
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Congress Considers Expanding Antietam NB to Include Shepherdstown
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
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged 118th Pennsylvania, A.P. Hill, Antietam, Antietam National Battlefield, Boteler's Ford, Charles Prevost, Congress, Fitz John Porter, George B. McClellan, John Francis Shaffner, Kevin Pawlak, Light Division, Maryland Campaign 1862, National Park Service, Preservation, Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association, Sherpherdstown
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