I no longer think that it makes much sense to talk about the Lost Cause to describe a wide range of issues related to the politics and culture of Civil War memory in today's America. We desperately need a new category. #CivilWarMemory

Looking forward to delivering a lecture later today at Sam Houston State University about my new biography of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. #CivilWarMemory #booksky events.shsu.edu/event/civil-...

I enjoyed my conversation with @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social so much that we decided to turn it into a regular series called "Historians Off the Cuff." Check it out. #CivilWarMemory #publichistory 🗃️
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And this is why we don't take Shelby Foote seriously as a historian. #CivilWarMemory

Here is the recording of my newsletter's most recent book group meeting. #CivilWarMemory #booksky #Reconstruction 🗃️
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The African American Civil War Museum in DC is Now Open #CivilWarMemory #publichistory #museums #AfricanAmericanHistory 🗃️
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I got a sneak peek of the new museum this past summer. Definitely check it out next time you are in town. #CivilWarMemory 🗃️

Why Did Texas Middle School Boys Choose to Study Joseph Stalin? #CivilWarMemory 🗃️
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"You could write a book..."

I did. #CivilWarMemory uncpress.org/978146966941...

Robert Gould Shaw on the Road and In a Bookstore Near You #CivilWarMemory 🗃️
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This is going to be a lot of fun. #CivilWarMemory #booksky

*A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw* Hits Bookstores Today #CivilWarMemory #booksky 🗃️
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Smithsonian and National Park Service Staff Are Certainly Patriotic, But Why Should That Matter? #publichistory #CivilWarMemory 🗃️
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African Americans Have Always Understood the Importance of Gettysburg #CivilWarMemory 🗃️
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OK, which one of you has this Confederate soldier's head? #CivilWarMemory hoodline.com/2026/09/deca...

But he didn't restore Confederate names to military bases. He found individuals who happen to have the same last names as these Confederate generals. Distinctions matter. Even the neo-Confederate crowd saw right through this move. #CivilWarMemory

Thomas Jefferson, DNA, and Why We Refuse to Believe #CivilWarMemory 🗃️
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My first graphic novel! 🤭 #olddognewtricks
I look forward to digging into "Freedom Was In Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, DC Region" for the upcoming #CivilWarMemory book club meeting with Kevin Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social.

I was on C-SPAN today talking about my current book project. Check it out, assuming you have absolutely nothing else to do. #CivilWarMemory 🗃️
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This is wonderful to see. I had no idea a new biography was in the works. #CivilWarMemory #booksky 🗃️