Tag Archives: USCT

Dying Far From Home: Pvt. Thomas Young, Co. A, 5th USCI

Posted on July 22, 2021 by ECW Guest Post

ECW is pleased to welcome back Tim Talbott African Americans in mid-nineteenth century America experienced the road to freedom differently. Some found the course short and straight. They claimed personal liberty as a right of birth by place or circumstance. … Continue reading →

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New Sign Highlights Black History in Winchester

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Drew Gruber

Adapted from a news release… During Winchester’s Juneteenth weekend a new Civil War Trails sign was unveiled at 15 North Cameron Street, on the ground of City Hall. The sign enables visitors to stand in the footsteps of the 19th … Continue reading →

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Echoes of Reconstruction: An Immigrant Defender of Black Freedom

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

ECW is pleased to welcome back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog June is Immigrant Heritage Month, and no American military conflict was more impacted by immigrants than the American Civil War. Roughly a quarter of the United States forces … Continue reading →

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Petersburg Day One: Wednesday, June 15, 1864

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Sean Michael Chick

On June 15 the Army of the Potomac began to cross the James River. It was an emotional moment. A. M. Judson of the 83rd Pennsylvania likened the army’s arrival at the James to Xenophon and his 10,000 Greeks reaching … Continue reading →

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ECW on C-SPAN 3: Steward Henderson

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

The next talk from the spring ECW virtual symposium appears this weekend on C-SPAN 3’s “American History TV.” Steward Henderson talks about the United States Colored Troops. Steward’s talk first airs Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. EDT and re-airs Sunday … Continue reading →

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Gordon Rhea’s Forthcoming Book – Stephen A. Swails: Black Freedom Fighter in the Civil War and Reconstruction

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Perhaps Gordon C. Rhea’s award-winning books about the Overland Campaign line a shelf in your library. Perhaps you’ve been on a tour to see the places he’s written about. Perhaps you’re counting down the days until the ECW Symposium in … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: Preservation at New Market Heights

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

The following text is an official press release from American Battlefield Trust, shared on February 10, 2021.   PRESERVATION OF LAND AT NEW MARKET HEIGHTS HONORS THE VALOR OF BLACK CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS  American Battlefield Trust protects 22 additional acres … Continue reading →

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Echoes of The Reconstruction Era: July 2020

Posted on August 19, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW is pleased to welcome back guest author Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era Blog. No period in United States history echoes as truly today as the Reconstruction Era. While many see contemporary parallels in the Civil War, let’s face … Continue reading →

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Monuments, Mass Demonstrations, Race, and Reconstruction

Posted on June 10, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

(Editor’s Note: The conversations we’ve had on the blog this week about monuments, the recent mass demonstrations, and race have caused some readers to ask, “How does this help us better understand the Civil War?” In fact, the mission of … Continue reading →

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“Now It Seems Strange To Me That We Do Not Receive The Same Pay”

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Last weekend, I spent some time looking at primary sources addressing the pay inequality experienced by African American soldiers during the Civil War and what that represented and meant. The soldiers’ own letters provide reminders of the racism these men … Continue reading →

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