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The Contextualized Statue of Raphael Semmes

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Chris Mackowski

Until June 2020, Raphael Semmes stood on a traffic median along Government Street in Mobile, Alabama—at least his bronze statue did. On the far side of the intersection, the Bankhead Tunnel plunges below the city street and beneath the empty … Continue reading →

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All For the Union, 1910

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Meg Groeling

From Elisha Hunt Rhodes of the 2nd Rhode Island, author of All For the Union, from a speech given at the 44th Annual Encampment, Department of Massachusetts, Grand Army of the Republic, Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts. April 6 and 7, … Continue reading →

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“We Come to Hail This Hero”: Dedicating the Admiral Farragut Statue

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Todd Arrington

On the evening of April 25, 1881, President James A. Garfield sat down to write in his diary as he did most nights.  Garfield had only been president for about seven weeks, and much of his time had thus far … Continue reading →

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A Monumental Discussion: Dana Shoaf

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

Before the tragedy in Charlottesville, Confederate monuments had already been sparking controversy around the country. Civil War Times, in an issue that now seems prescient, tackled the topic in its most recent issue, setting a high bar for rational, informed … Continue reading →

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A Monumental Discussion: Chris Mackowski

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

How many of you remember Piss Christ? In 1987, photographer Andres Serrano took a small plastic crucifix and submerged it in a glass of his own urine. He then took a photo and included it in a touring exhibit where, … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: The Civil War Horse Memorial

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Chris Mackowski

The old gray mare—she ain’t what she used to be. Or so the old song goes. And such was the case for the millions of equestrians conscripted into service, North and South, during the Civil War. One-point-five million of them … Continue reading →

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Abe says, “Hey”

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Chris Mackowski
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