Our biggest event of the year our 2023 Symposium is on February 18th!
From abolition through Reconstruction, join us for a look into the causes, course, and consequences
of the War as we kick-off our expansive initiative “The Civil War & Remaking America”.
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Myths & Misunderstandings
December 5, 2017 John Coski Myths and Misunderstandings

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 …

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On Monument Avenue
November 22, 2017

On Monument Avenue | "An Avenue for All People:" How Arthur Ashe Came to Monument Avenue

  “Richmond is known as a city of monuments. And the marquee street for monuments is Monument Avenue,” declared Richmond sportswriter Paul …

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Myths & Misunderstandings
November 21, 2017 Sean Kane Myths and Misunderstandings

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 …

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On Monument Avenue
November 8, 2017

November 2017 Document of the Month | Scrapbook clippings of Maury Monument

  By John Coski Historian Eighty-eight years ago this month, on the 11th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, …

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Myths & Misunderstandings
November 7, 2017 John Coski Myths and Misunderstandings

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 …

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On Monument Avenue
November 3, 2017

On Monument Avenue | Throbbing with Memories: Monument Avenue and Civic Life in Early 20th Century Richmond

  Within the last few months, Richmonders have used Monument Avenue as a base, and a target, for protest. The Coalition for …

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On Monument Avenue
October 27, 2017

On Monument Avenue | Monuments and the Paradox of Racial Violence in Virginia

  On October 11, 1919, the day of the Stonewall Jackson statue unveiling at the corner of Monument Avenue and Boulevard, the Richmond …

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On Monument Avenue
October 13, 2017

On Monument Avenue | A Confederate for the World

  This is the last in a series of posts offering brief backstories on the Confederate statues on Monument Avenue.  Why is …

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Myths & Misunderstandings
October 12, 2017 Chris Graham Myths and Misunderstandings

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 …

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On Monument Avenue
October 9, 2017

On Monument Avenue | "What mean ye by this monument?"

  In October 1887, thousands of Richmonders gathered at the western edge of the city to lay the cornerstone for a heroic …

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Upcoming Events

Feb 17
Featured Featured February 17 @ 12:00 pm - February 18 @ 5:00 pm

2023 Symposium: The Civil War & Remaking America

$75
ACWM – Historic Tredegar
Feb 23
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Honoring SGT William Carney: “Boys, the old flag never touched the ground!”

Free
Virtual
Feb 25
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Loose Cannons IX

$50 – $75
The Foundry - 500 Tredegar St
Mar 2
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Book Talk with Patrick Brennan

Free
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Mar 11
11:00 am - 5:00 pm

History Explorer Day: From Slavery to Freedom

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American Civil War Museum - Appomattox
Mar 23
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Book Talk with Gene Thorp & Alexander Rossino

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