Tag Archives: USCT

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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BookChat with David Silkenat, author of Raising the White Flag

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

I was pleased to spend some time recently with a new book by historian David Silkenat, senior lecturer of American history at the University of Edinburgh. Silkenat is the author of Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the Civil … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: From Enslaved to Soldier – A New Tour in Fredericksburg

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Steward T. Henderson

On February 22, 2020, from 1 to 5 pm, Fredericksburg Tours will present a new tour that I have created, entitled “From Enslaved to Soldier.” This tour will explore slavery in the Fredericksburg area, from the City Dock on the … Continue reading →

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The 30th Anniversary of Glory, Celebrated by the 54th Mass, Co. B

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Steward T. Henderson

On July 21, 2019, in solidarity with my fellow members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Company B, I attended the 30th Anniversary showing of the movie Glory. Although several of the 54th were in Bowie, Maryland, I attended the … Continue reading →

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Forgetting Nashville

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Sean Michael Chick

Among the twenty-five bloodiest battles of the American Civil War, Nashville—fought December 15-16, 1864—stands as among the most “forgotten.” Only two major works, by Stanley F. Horn and James Lee McDonough, have chronicled the engagement. The reasons for this are … Continue reading →

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Jerilyn James Lee and Why the Civil War Still Matters

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Meg Groeling

A pretty lady walked quietly in the cemetery where her grandparents and great-grandparents are buried. As she looked at the dates on the markers: I realized from the dates on my great grandmother’s grave that she was born in 1859 … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: One Community’s Effort to Honor a USCT Hero

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Tucked away in the historic village of Sandwich, Massachusetts, is a worn-down headstone. This is no ordinary gravesite, though. In fact, it is the resting place of a Civil War hero – Sandwich’s only known African American Union soldier. While … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Johnsonville: Union Supply Operations on the Tennessee River and the Battle of Johnsonville, November 4-5, 1864

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Jon-Erik Gilot

How many Johnsonville experts do we have out there? Anyone? No no…not the sausage. To be honest the little I knew about Johnsonville, Tennessee related to the 100th USCT Infantry, a unit that included several men from my hometown and … Continue reading →

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