As Director of the Program in African American History at the Library Co of Phila, I am thrilled to post the CFP for a conference, BLACK PHILA, that I am organizing with 1838 Black Metropolis & McNeil Center at Penn. Please distribute widely: librarycompany.org/academic-progr…

In memory of Peter S. Carmichael Gettysburg College, the new fall issue of the Journal of the Civil War Era Journal of CW Era has made the article/transcript of 2023's Fortenbaugh Lecture—which Peter moderated—available to read via Project MUSE without paywall for 90 days. uncpressblog.com/2024/09/03/in-…

We were really pleased to feature in Muster, the digital arm of the Journal of CW Era recently. Details on our piece, "Civil War Bluejackets: Citizen Science, Machine Learning, and the US Navy Common Sailor" can be found here: civilwarbluejackets.com/2024/09/04/civ… #DigitalHumanities #DigitalHistory

Today's Muster post previews the September 2024 JCWE issue. Please read the editors' note and the rest of the issue at your leisure. journalofthecivilwarera.org/2024/09/editor…

TOMORROW! We'll see you at the Pennsylvania Military Museum!

A new History Research Fellowship at the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District is open to graduate students, academics, teachers, museum professionals, and independent scholars. For full details: shenandoahatwar.org/researchfellow…

TOMORROW: Watch the new documentary "Historic Presidential Elections: Lincoln vs. Douglas vs. Breckinridge – 1860" with Rachel Shelden as the featured guest. It airs at 7pm on C-SPAN2 & c-span.org/video/?537095-…. Check out this great preview: youtube.com/watch?v=f1atRJ…

Upcoming Tour Dates with Kate Masur, author of “Freedom Was in Sight!: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region,” a Ferris and Ferris Book. uncpressblog.com/2024/09/13/upc…

The final resting place in Antietam National Cemetery of the remains of Irish Brigade soldiers discovered on the battlefield in 1988. Among the possessions found with them were the remnants of crucifixes and rosary beads they had carried into battle. #IrishDiaspora

In today's Muster, Chandra Manning discusses key takeaways from a roundtable on the collaboration between academic historians and the National Park Service held at the 2024 SCWH Biennial Meeting journalofthecivilwarera.org/2024/09/joinin…

WE'RE HIRING! The Richards Center is seeking a postdoc in the Civil War Era and a postdoc in African American History to begin in summer 2025. *Apply by November 1!* More info & links below:

"High-Bounty Men in the Army of the Potomac" by Edwin P. Rutan II demonstrates that "late-war regiments...were, in fact, central to winning the war in the East," writes Evan Portman. Read more about it here: bit.ly/3XMz2Qs #CivilWar #BookReview Kent State U Press

Is the Anitetam anniversary on your mind? Request a free Antietam Campaign brochure shipped right to your door at civilwartrails.org Over 30 sites are ready and waiting for you. Follow #civilwartrails & create some history of your own. #WednesdayMotivation #roadtrip

As Director of the Program in African American History at the Library Company of Phila, I am happy to announce the many fellowships we offer, especially those for undergrads! We have an internship and a Mellon Summer Program for undergrads. Please pass along to your students and

Graduate students of the Civil War, please note the new deadline for this travel grant, Oct. 15. Topics on social, economic, cultural, political, diplomatic, and military history are welcome. lincoln-institute.org/scholarship-aw…

#OTD in 1864, following weeks of maneuvering, the Army of the Shenandoah under Gen. Philip Sheridan attacks and defeats a smaller Confederate army under Gen. Jubal Early at the 3rd Battle of Winchester, VA. Total casualties number 8,600 men killed, wounded and captured. #CivilWar

#AbrahamLincoln to a general, urging him not to let Confederate forces slowly withdraw to better defensive positions. It was another example of Lincoln trying to get his generals to move decisively in hopes that it would shorten the #CivilWar. Source: ow.ly/iLZ350Tqx2a

Our first free webinar of the fall is tonight! Join us at 7 p.m. for a discussion with Professor Edda Fields-Black on her book, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War. Register here: virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

If you are TheSouthernSHA bound next month, don’t miss this great opportunity put on by the Early Career Committee of the The Society of Civil War Historians!!! Many thanks to UNC Press for sponsoring!

In today's Muster, we celebrate the winner of the 2024 Richards Prize. Congratulations Dr. Xu! journalofthecivilwarera.org/2024/09/congra…