Stanford’s Battery of Illinois and the town Carpentersville joined forces to present a historical re-enactment of battles between Union and Confederate soldiers in Carpenter Park. In addition, re-enactors also performed living history demonstrations from 10-4 August 5 and 6. Civil War Reenactment brings history, education to Carpentersville Thanks for reading. Please share our posts with […]

Two paintings now on display at the Gettysburg National Military Park offer a vivid depiction of two unique perspectives of the Civil War. “The Armed Slave” depicts a slave reading a book with a cigar in hand and a bayonet-equipped musket close by, ready to spring to action in John Brown’s failed slave uprising of

Destination DC will not feature an ad for the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in its visitors guide because the museum’s logo contains an image of the Confederate battle flag. According to a museum representative, their logo communicates an important part of the organization’s mission. Destination DC is concerned how their readership will feel

Wheeling, West Virginia residents got a unique opportunity to look back into their state’s Civil War history with renowned historian Ed Bearss. A lucky few paid to enjoy a private dinner with Bearss, the former chief historian for the National Parks Service, before he delivered the lecture which was followed by a silent auction. $1,200

The Gadsden flag of the Revolutionary War may be the new Confederate Flag when it comes to the U.S. Government’s view of racial discrimination. In an attack against our constitutional liberties, the flag and anything else using the flag’s coined phrase “Don’t Tread on Me,” are being viewed by some as racial harassment. US Government