I found this video on the Civil Warriors blog and I thought it was a great example of how the Civil War is remembered. So, enjoy
Archive for March, 2008
Bugs Bunny does the Civil War.
Posted in Civil War, Civil War Memory, The South on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Abraham Lincoln and Material Culture
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Democracy, Material Culture on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent essay, published in the Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, Erika Nunamaker examined Abraham Lincoln’s “egalitarian refinement.” “Egalitarian refinement,” according to historian Joyce Appleby, can be described as “an oxymoron that nicely captured the split personality of American society, with its yearning for the manners of the better sort and appreciation of [...]
Civil War Battlefields
Posted in Civil War, Civil War Memory, Preservation on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) released its annual report on the country’s most endangered Civil War sites. Here is the list of the 10 most endangered sites in America: Antietam, Md., Cedar Creek, Va., Cold Harbor, Va., Hunterstown, Pa., Monocacy, Md., Natural Bridge, Fla., Perryville, Ky., Prairie Grove, Ark., Savannah, Ga., [...]
Lincoln and Douglas…the standard for political debates
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Civil War on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A little over a week ago Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton participated in the twentieth presidential debate. The Republicans have also held countless debates over the past year. With John McCain as the Republican nominee and the Democrats thinned out to just two contenders the general election will soon begin bringing the promise of yet [...]
Allen Guelzo on the Daily Show
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Books, Civil War on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Allen Guelzo, one of my favorite historians, was on the Daily Show recently. Guelzo and host Jon Stewart discussed his new book Lincoln and Douglas.
