Between the Bylines: Union and Independence in the Summer of 1861
It’s July 4th weekend, for many Americans a time for celebration, fireworks, and grilling. But it’s also an opportunity to think about …
Category: Living History
Not Alone in History: How Are You Staying Connected?
Last week my friend in Savannah, Georgia, had her 30th birthday party over the internet. In quarantine, we’re doing our best to …
Not Alone in History: Dreading a National Crisis
Some of my friends are sharing the popular meme about imagined apocalypse-wear of spiky rags versus the reality of pajamas. Others refer …
Civil War Fact of the Day | May 26, 2015
On this day in 1865, Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith’s Trans-Mississippi Department was surrendered (without his knowledge, though he accepted the terms one …