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ACW historians/researchers: if you've ever used _The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion_, you'll want to join our virtual chat with Dr. Yael Sternhell on Feb 6. Hosted by the #WilliamsCollection & U.S. Grant Presidential Library Mississippi State University Libraries Register: msstate.libcal.com/event/11903347…

👇👇This book is must reading for anyone who has ever or who is planning to study the American Civil War, who is casually interested in the war, or who is curious about how history is made. Sign up for the talk below.

Reminder: tune in tomorrow, Tues Feb 6 at 12pm CST. Hope to see you there! Registration required: msstate.libcal.com/event/11903347…

Even though my book is out of my hands (currently printing OUP History!), I can't resist trying to trace people caught in the wartime slave trade. For example: Jane Lyles, captured at Thaddeus Steven's ironworks Confederates in Chambersburg, PA during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Happy birthday to our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, from the #WilliamsCollection, the MSU Libraries and the U.S. Grant Presidential Library. In honor of Lincoln’s birthday, Williams Collection Chair Susannah Ural will present a talk at the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum Tuesday at 10.

This will be a great conversation about the artist & US Civil War soldiers' wartime experiences, & how they compared with civilians' evolving perceptions of the war. Join us at 11am tomorrow (Sat, 2/17) & then we're off to Dudy Noble Field for some Mississippi State Baseball at 4pm!

#OnThisDay in 1923, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that mob-dominated trials violated the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. Black sharecroppers had gathered in a church at Elaine, Arkansas, to discuss fairer prices for their products. White men fired into the church,

Wishing you a Happy Presidents' Day from the MSU Libraries, the Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana and the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library. #PresidentsDay2024 #UlyssesSGrant #Lincoln

If you missed the Feb 6 virtual book event w/ Dr. Yael Sternhell hosted by the U.S. Grant Presidential Library and The Williams Collection of Lincolniana, the recording is now available online. #williamscollection #abrahamlincoln library.msstate.edu/williamscollec…

For our 40th birthday editorial board member Prof Brian Linn Texas A&M University asked historians to reflect on how military grand narratives have changed (or not) over the last 4 decades. Have you read them? Incs Susannah J. Ural @BethLynnBailey Adam Seipp Kara Dixon Vuic tandfonline.com/journals/ywar2…

Representing Last Seen Project at FaithInFlorida NHPRC #TeachBlackHistory

Excited for today's launch of MS State History's 15th annual Symposium for History Undergraduate Research w/ keynote speaker Dr. Jim Downs. If you're in the area, please join us! Check out the program: bit.ly/4aqbtQS Mississippi State MSStateFamily American Historical Association

For anyone Organization of American Historians #OAH2024 meeting next week, come hear our panel on 3 #CivilWar Digital History projects, including our own Arts and Humanities Research Council Civil War Bluejackets Panel features, among others, Susannah J. Ural Damian Shiels @AnneSarahRubin. More info and abstracts here: oah.org/conferences/oa…

With support from the NHPRC, project leads Susannah J. Ural & Lindsey R. Peterson presented “Do They Work? Free Digital Archives and Reaching Marginalized Audiences" at the Organization of American Historians to share CWRGM's strategies for connecting people to the past using digital history projects.

_Emancipation Celebration_, which features rare accounts of Juneteenth celebrations in 1864 New Orleans told from an entirely Black perspective, inspired this article by Ann Marsh Daly & me. Thanks Dr. Jim Downs for encouraging us to publish this! theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

We linked a digital copy of _Emancipation Celebration_ in this article. On this #Juneteenth, read what Francois Boisdoré, Stephen Rogers, & other Black leaders shared in NOLA & w/ Lincoln in 1864 - what it meant for them then; what they expected in the future. #williamscollection

What may be America’s first Juneteenth took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864. Ten formerly enslaved men published a history of the events as a gift meant to inspire Abraham Lincoln. Susannah J. Ural and Ann Daly examine what the document reveals. theatln.tc/oJ7eMgWv

Did you see that Mississippi State University Libraries is hiring an Archival Project Coordinator for the Williams Collection of Lincolniana? Please spread the word! #williamscollection Mississippi State explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/5…

My new article on Elmer Ellsworth & his relationship with President Lincoln is now out The Civil War Monitor

Isn't it fun to watch your former students soar? Excellent & well-deserved news Dr. Lindsey R. Peterson! Congrats to the whole team! National Endowment for the Humanities Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of MS MS Digital Library Ben W. Brumfield University of South Dakota neh.gov/news/NEH-grant…