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Codie Eash
Jul 8, 2020
U.S. Grant and Alex Hays, Part 4 – “He was weeping like a child”
In the decades after the Civil War, President Ulysses Grant made mournful visits to the grave of his friend Alexander Hays in Pittsburgh.
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Codie Eash
Jul 4, 2020
Not a cross, but a “cross-roads hand-board” – The 142nd Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg
Codie Eash explores the fascinating story of a unique monument to a Pennsylvania regiment on the Gettysburg battlefield.
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Guest Contributor
Nov 1, 2019
Exploring Philadelphia’s Civil War – Monument to Major General John F. Reynolds
EJ Murphy dives into the history of the monument to Major General John F. Reynolds in Philadelphia.
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Codie Eash
Oct 24, 2019
The Pennsylvania veterans who opposed Gettysburg’s first Confederate monument
In the decades after the Civil War, Pennsylvania veterans sought to keep Confederate monuments and memorials off the Gettysburg battlefield.
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Codie Eash
Sep 20, 2019
George Washington Williams and the National African American Civil War Memorial that wasn't built
More than 36,000 African American soldiers died during the Civil War, yet no national monument memorialized their sacrifice until 1998.
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