Category Archives: Disputes and errors of fact

The war’s relevance today

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

The war’s relevance (or lack of it) in the 2011s is likely to be the subject of considerable pontification over the next three-and-a-half years as the Civil War Sesquicentennial is observed in different ways. Undoubtedly with a few solemn ceremonies, … Continue reading →

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The USCT did march, afterall

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

It’s long been said that the U.S. Colored Troops were denied the right to march in the Union victory parades in Washington City in May, 1865. Apparently a few did. The rest were busy working: Hari Jones, curator of the … Continue reading →

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In which I make two corrections

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

I said in the Afterword that any errors of historical fact in the book would not be attributable to any of my source materials but would be all mine. Recently I found two and wish to acknowledge and correct them. … Continue reading →

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