Posts Tagged ‘Civil War’
John Brown’s Folly
The mythology of a madman
Read MoreCivil Warfare in the Streets
After Fort Sumter, German immigrants in St. Louis flocked to the Union cause and in bloody confrontations overthrew the local secessionists
Read MoreSri Lanka: Living Dangerously
How Longfellow Woke the Dead
When first published 150 years ago, his famous poem about Paul Revere was read as a bold statement of his opposition to slavery
Read MoreGreat Moments with Mr. Lincoln
Sesquicentennial Excess
Must we erase evidence of later commemorations at Civil War sites?
Read MoreCollateral Damage
The Civil War only enhanced George Whitman’s soldierly satisfaction; for his brother Walt, however, the horrors halted an outpouring of great poetry
Read MoreMoral Principle vs. Military Necessity
The first code of conduct during warfare, created by a Civil War–era Prussian immigrant, reflected ambiguities we struggle with to this day
Read MoreThe Work of Death
How the Civil War changed forever Americans’ relationship with mortality
Read MoreGlorious Dust
The posthumous masterwork of an influential black historian tells how slavery itself undermined the Confederacy
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