Today is the 200th birthday of Jefferson Davis, which is being celebrated in areas of the South; Alabama in particular. The state government in Mongomery has declared Davis’s birthday an official state holiday. The Sons of Confederate Veterans are planing to hold various ceremonies celebrating the event on June 14.
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Jefferson Davis’s Birthday as an Official Holiday
Posted in Civil War Memory, Jefferson Davis, The South on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have Civil War Re-enactors Created a Cottage Industry?
Posted in Civil War Memory, Re-enactors on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This article was published in the Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky on May 25.
“Rooted partly in a 1960s centennial commemoration, Civil War re-enacting… across the nation has grown to include hundreds of battles and roughly 40,000 hobbyists — some of whom will spend $30,000 on a working cannon, spend hours practicing how to look dead and [...]
Commericals from the Confederate States of America
Posted in Civil War, Civil War Memory, Counterfactual, Race in America, Slavery, The South on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
These commercials are from the film The Confederate States of America, which is a movie that tackles this question: what may have happened if the Confederacy won the civil war? It is an interesting film and would recommend it for anyone interested in the Civil War.
The Shackle:
Passing:
Runaway:
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Dispelling the Dispellers of Lincoln Myths
Posted in Abolition, Abraham Lincoln, American Democracy, Civil War, Civil War Memory, Political History, Race in America, Uses of History on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since historians, as well as other writers, started writing about Abraham Lincoln, there have been those who have worked hard to give us a well-rounded image of the 16th president. Lincoln is the most written about figure in American history and hundreds of books about him are published each year. Our historical knowledge of Lincoln [...]
Bugs Bunny does the Civil War.
Posted in Civil War, Civil War Memory, The South on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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
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., [...]
That other 200th birthday…Jefferson Davis
Posted in Civil War Memory, Jefferson Davis, The South on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All the hoopla surrounding the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln has led some to ask how should we, as a society, remember the 200th birthday of his Confederate counterpart, Jefferson Davis (1808-1889). A recent AP story reported on the struggles encountered by the Confederate president’s descendents in their attempt to comemorate his legacy. (read [...]
