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Echoes of the Reconstruction Era: The Political Violence of 1868
ECW welcomes back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog Over the last month I have been researching political violence during the lead-up to the Election of 1868. This is remembered today as the year that Ulysses S. Grant … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Websites & Blogs, Politics, Reconstruction
Tagged Echoes of the Reconstruction Era, freedmen's bureau, Horatio Seymour, KKK, Knights of the White Camellia, Ku Klux Klan, Patrick Young, Reconstruction, Reconstruction Blog, Ulysses S. Grant, Valvey Veillon, voter suppression
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Warrington G. Roberts: “Dedicated to the Proposition that All Men Are Created Equal”
Interred in grave 3287 at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery lays Warrington G. Roberts. This past Memorial Day I had the privilege of telling Roberts’s story during the annual Luminary program atop Marye’s Heights. Telling his story and digging even further … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Common Soldier, Lincoln, Reconstruction
Tagged 26th Indiana Infantry, 28th United States Colored Troops, Abraham Lincoln, Battle of the Crater, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria, freedmen's bureau, Gettysburg Address, James Johnson, Warrington G. Roberts
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More ECW on C-SPAN
For those who’ve been following C-SPAN’s coverage of the Second Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, check out the latest two installments: Phill Greenwalt talked about the formation of the Lost Cause interpretation of the war. Emmanuel Dabney … Continue reading
Symposium Preview: Emmanuel Dabney and the Legacy of the Freedmen’s Bureau
Emmanuel Dabney is gearing up to take on the 2015 Emerging Civil War Symposium, and he has one thing on his mind: legacies. Not just the legacy of the Civil War, though—personal legacies, as well. Shedding light on an often-underappreciated … Continue reading