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Question of the Week: 6/19-6/25/17
In a recent guest post, historian Winifred Maloney recounted the appearance of reenactors from the 54th Massachusetts Infantry—the black unit depicted in the movie Glory—presenting the colors at a Boston Red Sox game. Her thoughtful commentary sparked a comment by … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Memory, USCT
Tagged 54th Massachusetts, race, reenacting, U.S.C.T.
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The USCT and The Boston Red Sox: Missed Opportunity or Fenway Redemption?
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Winifred Maloney. On May 23, my family and I attended a game between the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers. As a lifelong Red Sox fan whose first trip to Fenway Park was … Continue reading
The Future of Civil War History: An Interview with Dana Shoaf (part five)
part five of five In part four of my conversation with Civil War Times editor Dana Shoaf, he and I talked about the value of his magazine—or any magazine—as a forum with both wide reach and widely recognized legitimacy. But … Continue reading
Closing the Season at Grant Cottage
From my seat under the authors’ tent, I look across the paved driveway to the spot on the cottage porch where Ulysses S. Grant often sat in his chair, writing. The chair itself now sits inside the corner room of … Continue reading
What Are We Remembering at Gettysburg’s Remembrance Day?
For the past decade I have either participated in and or viewed Gettysburg’s annual Remembrance Day Parade. To honor President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and those that gave their “last full measure of devotion,” Gettysburg has two different, annual events. Commemorating … Continue reading
Posted in Memory
Tagged Gettysburg, living history, Memory, Parade, reenacting, Remembrance Day
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Gettysburg Memories: Devil’s Den 125!
As California Civil War reenctors, we all had a lot to prove, especially to the perfectos on the East Coast. We got our chance twenty-five years ago at the 125th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. I think we did … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Civil War, Memory
Tagged Gettysburg, gettysburg-memories, reenacting
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My Life as a Black Civil War Living Historian—conclusion
final part in a series Going forward, I know that I have two more years of many events to go before the end of the Sesquicentennial. I have two main objectives that I want to accomplish:
My Life as a Black Civil War Living Historian—part six
part six in a series As I continue in my tale, I must tell you what two moments that gave me the most pride and what event gave me the most excitement. At the first Gettysburg Remembrance Day programs that … Continue reading
My Life as a Black Civil War Living Historian—part five
part five in a series When Kevin and I joined the 54th Mass. Co. B, the 3rd USCT, and the 37th USCT in the 150th Anniversary of DC Emancipation Day on April 16, 2012, it was another very hot day! … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War Events, Common Soldier, USCT
Tagged 23rd USCT, Henderson-memoir, reenacting, Steward Henderson, United States Colored Troops, USCT
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Shaping Chancellorsville: The first reenactment and ‘The Last Meeting’
part five in a series In 1933, administration of the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park was turned over to the National Park Service, and shortly thereafter, the NPS invited the Civilian Conservation Corps to come in to the park … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Chancellorsville, CCC, Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville battlefield, Civilian Conservation Corps, Crackerbox Meeting, Douglas Southall Freeman, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, FRSP, FSNMP, Jackson Shrine, James Power Smith, Lee-Jackson bivouac site, Lost Cause, Memory, National Park Service, NPS, Preservation, Ralph Happel, reenacting, Robert E. Lee, Shaping-Chancellorsville, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia Military Institute, VMI
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