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Thomas Brown is the author of Civil War Monuments and the Militarization of America. He discussed his book with Gregory Downs and Kate Masur, co-editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era.…

Historians discussed the future of Civil War monuments and responded to questions from members of the audience. They had each given a presentation at the all-day symposium on the past, prese…

Thomas Brown talked about the history of monuments to the common soldier. He is the author of The Public Art of Civil War Commemoration: A Brief History with Documents and Civil War Canon: S…

Panelists talked about the burning of Columbia, South Carolina, during the Civil War, and how the event has been remembered by the city and in history. On February 17, 1865, Columbia, So…