Chandra M. Manning on Soldiers and Slavery: Part 2

We finished our discussion of Manning’s article on Thursday. The students generally agreed with the argument, but noticed a few places that seemed to lack sufficient evidence. In the first part of the article Manning argues that explanations of hearth and home as a reason to join Confederate ranks should be interpreted as a concern [...]

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Who Are You People?

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Black Units take San Juan

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A Readjuster Sighting

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A Response to Wittenberg

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Chandra M. Manning on Soldiers and Slavery: Part 1

This semester is a bit more relaxed in my Civil War class. I have four students who are all dealing with various forms of second-semester senioritis. Still, we are making progress and having some very interesting discussions. Today we started reading a recent North and South article by Chandra M. Manning titled, “Our Liberties and [...]

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Who Were The Readjusters?

Sprinkled throughout many of my posts are references to William Mahone and the Readjuster Movement. Much of my research on postwar commemorations and memory of the Crater has centered on Mahone’s postwar political career; I recently published an article on this in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography which will also be included as [...]

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Is Interest in the Civil War Petering Out?

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