Battling Ballots: Before the War
Step into George Caleb Bingham’s 1852 celebration of American democracy, The County Election. In the boisterous and crowded scene, we see the …
Category: Myths & Misunderstandings
Myths & Misunderstandings: The Museum
Last year, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We asked …
Myths & Misunderstandings | The Confederate Flag
“Heritage, not Hate” is the familiar bumper sticker defense of the Confederate flag. It has evoked equally pithy responses, such as “Your …
Myths & Misunderstandings | The Name of the War
Misunderstanding- “Civil War” is not the proper term for the American War of 1861-1865 Even in our contentious times, Americans from opposite …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Grant as a slaveholder
Did Ulysses S. Grant own slaves during the Civil War? No, but it will come as a surprise to many people, that …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Black Confederates
Myth: Thousands of enslaved and free African American soldiers fought for the Confederacy For several decades, the question of whether or not …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Stonewall Jackson's Sunday School
In 1891 the pastor of Thomas Jonathan Jackson’s Lexington Presbyterian Church, William S. White, declared that the Virginia Military Institute professor had …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Lee as a slaveholder
Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …
Myths & Misunderstandings: The North and Slavery
Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …
Myths & Misunderstandings: The Emancipation Proclamation
Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …
Myths and Misunderstandings: Slavery in the United States
Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …