Predoc @cooperwingert recently wrote a series of three essays about stampedes of freedom seekers to Camp Nelson during the Civil War. The essays are part of a cooperative project between @House_Divided and the @NatlParkService Network to Freedom Program.
https://t.co/Le8BK9JI7x
@MKB1234@NCWM@KentStateUPress The best primary source is Lt Herman Schuricht’s diary, who describes Jenkins’s brigade at Peace Church. I also talk about Jenkins at Peace Church in my book, The Confederate Approach in Harrisburg
Thanks to the @NCWM for the opportunity to discuss my recent article in the September 2023 issue of Civil War History @KentStateUPress
https://t.co/BCroxc9uEK
“In short, ONWARD TO CHICAGO has much to offer both Underground Railroad scholars as well as general readers,” writes @cooperwingert in his H-CivWar review of Larry A. McClellan’s new book. @siupress
https://t.co/YlPRdmkeGK
Predoctoral fellow @cooperwingert recently sat down with the @NCWM to discuss his article, "Fighting for State Citizenship in the US Colored Troops," published in the September issue of Civil War History!
https://t.co/a5uPZcwcrv
Excited to share my article in the latest issue of Civil War History: https://t.co/CO4SKxKCUS
I introduce new archival evidence revealing that two African American companies participated in the Gettysburg Campaign. (1/2)
Their experiences, I argue, demonstrate the continuing importance of federalism and state citizenship to free Black Northerners during the Civil War. (2/2)
New from @processhistory: Mapping the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act. "The map highlights the prevalence of group escapes ... challenging scholars and students to rethink what we know about the Underground Railroad," writes @cooperwingert. https://t.co/Qk9rouekfG