The Mexican War, though only two years long, weighs heavily among the direct causes of the American Civil War. The new territories won by the…
A line in Walt Whitman’s poem (today known as) “I Sing the Body Electric” appeared only in the first (untitled) 1855 edition: Framers bare-armed framing…
My New York Times Disunion article The Iron Brigade was posted today. The Brigade caught my attention when I was researching my Wisconsin ancestors. I…
I’m honored that my article on Fredericksburg National Cemetery is the Memorial Day feature for The New York Times Disunion column. The source of the Walt Whitman quotes…
I have two articles in the book – “Boxers, Briefs and Battles” on CW men’s undies, and “Killing Time,” on CW playing cards. I’m proud…
My article on the Bond Schoolhouse battle between Unionists and Confederate militia in Yadkin County, NC, is published at The New York Times / Disunion The…