
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 …
Misunderstanding- “Civil War” is not the proper term for the American War of 1861-1865 Even in our contentious times, Americans from opposite …
“Richmond is known as a city of monuments. And the marquee street for monuments is Monument Avenue,” declared Richmond sportswriter Paul …
Did Ulysses S. Grant own slaves during the Civil War? No, but it will come as a surprise to many people, that …
By John Coski Historian Eighty-eight years ago this month, on the 11th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, …
Myth: Thousands of enslaved and free African American soldiers fought for the Confederacy For several decades, the question of whether or not …
Within the last few months, Richmonders have used Monument Avenue as a base, and a target, for protest. The Coalition for …
On October 11, 1919, the day of the Stonewall Jackson statue unveiling at the corner of Monument Avenue and Boulevard, the Richmond …
This is the last in a series of posts offering brief backstories on the Confederate statues on Monument Avenue. Why is …
In 1891 the pastor of Thomas Jonathan Jackson’s Lexington Presbyterian Church, William S. White, declared that the Virginia Military Institute professor had …
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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