Tag: Civil War (US) (1861-65)

Army Bases That Honor Confederate Traitors Could Soon Be Renamed for These Heroes

WASHINGTON — During the Jim Crow era, nine Southern Army bases were named for treasonous Confederate generals who…

Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Of the many feats Harriet Tubman accomplished, none awe me more as an historian than the estimated 13…

New Names Recommended for 9 Army Bases That Honor Confederate Leaders

The Naming Commission, as it is officially known, also reviewed Fort Belvoir, in Virginia, which was originally named…

Effort to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says

A federal judge cleared the way on Monday for a group of Georgia voters to move forward with…

How Civil War History Explains Memestocks

The stocks’ prices crashed and the biggest zealots moved from r/WallStreetBets to a new subreddit, r/Superstonk, and began…

How to Fight Inflation With Lessons From History

Up NorthAnnual spending in the Union reached a staggering 16 times its prewar budget. Despite the need for…