Civil War Memory

“Evilizing” or Explaining Confederates at the Crater

Kevin Levin — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:28:38 +0000

And here is the final comment from yesterday’s SHPG thread: A few months ago, I saw on the History Channel some stories of earlier armies, who killed every standing soldier [...]

Southern Heritage Community Takes Notice

Kevin Levin — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:02:00 +0000

It’s one thing to get advanced praise from scholars such as David Blight and Earl Hess, but you really can’t beat the honest assessment from my friends in the Southern [...]

Is There a Doctor in the House?

Kevin Levin — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:36:25 +0000

Hi Everyone. Sorry for the lack of posts over the past few days, but I’ve been on the road. Dr. Levin This past weekend I accompanied my wife to Charlottesville [...]

Body Slamming the History of Slavery

Kevin Levin — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:56:29 +0000

I finally caught an episode of American Digger last night and I was appalled. This episode focused on the history of slavery in Aiken, South Carolina. It begins with a [...]

Shiloh Hill

Kevin Levin — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:57:52 +0000

Performed by William Lee Golden, with Chris Golden on guitar and Jenee Fleenor on fiddle. Written by M.G. Smith

How Should the 150th Anniversary of Emancipation Be Commemorated?

Kevin Levin — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:45:46 +0000

Today I came across the Remembering Slavery, Resistance, and Freedom Project, which is a partnership between The College of William and Mary and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Association. [...]

“The American Juggernaut”

Kevin Levin — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:58:05 +0000

“In a dramatic image worthy of Goya or Daumier, the terrible carnage of Grant’s campaign against Lee in Virginia during the summer of 1864 is represented by an enormous cannon [...]

Remember Confederate History

Kevin Levin — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:55:42 +0000

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE MAY AS CONFEDERATE HISTORY AND HERITAGE MONTH IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS AND GUESTS OF OUR STATE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS [...]

Neil Young’s “Jesus Chariot”

Kevin Levin — Sat, 12 May 2012 20:57:41 +0000

Click here for more information about the song and video.

On Jefferson Davis’s Capture

Kevin Levin — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:56:35 +0000

Yesterday I finished reading Yael Sternhell’s wonderful book, Routes of War: The World of Movement in the Confederate South, which explores various aspects of mobility in the Confederate South. The [...]

Tinkle Time for the Little Colonel

Kevin Levin — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:07:27 +0000

I posted this a few days ago on the Civil War Memory Facebook page and since it’s a slow day I thought I would share it with the rest of [...]

Civil War Memory Starts With the Children

Kevin Levin — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:21:29 +0000

Will Moredock has a wonderful editorial in today’s Charleston City Paper that provides some sense of why a Robert Smalls Weekend is so significant. All too often the study of [...]