Civil War /tags/civil-war Civil War en-US Copyright © 2024 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:28:06 GMT Artifacts including 1819 ‘Slave badge’ come to Lincoln Museum /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-02-12/artifacts-including-1819-slave-badge-come-to-lincoln-museum Artifacts from enslavement and the story of Robert Smalls are featured at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:28:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-02-12/artifacts-including-1819-slave-badge-come-to-lincoln-museum Danny Wicentowski Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once the site of a Civil War Union Army camp /culture-history/2024-07-24/belle-clair-fairgrounds-civil-war-union-army-camp Camp Koerner — named after Gustave Koerner, a politician and close friend of Abraham Lincoln — was one of 10 different emergency volunteer camps in Illinois, and was picked due to its proximity to a railroad center. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-07-24/belle-clair-fairgrounds-civil-war-union-army-camp Bruce Darnell A push to mark the buried history of 'harrowing' slave prisons near Busch Stadium /culture-history/2024-06-13/st-louis-historic-slave-pen-markers-cardinals-busch-stadium After a push in recent years from advocates and state legislators, the St. Louis Cardinals signaled they're open to placing markers at the Lynch slave pen site among others in the area. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-06-13/st-louis-historic-slave-pen-markers-cardinals-busch-stadium William 'Rocky' Kistner Missouri Emancipation Day recalls efforts to free enslaved people during the Civil War /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-09/missouri-emancipation-day-recalls-efforts-to-free-enslaved-people-during-the-civil-war A Missouri History Museum event brings new attention to an antebellum insurrection plot that was secretly devised by free Black Americans in St. Louis — and how an insubordinate war hero ticked off Lincoln with his antics to free enslaved Missourians during the Civil War. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:11:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-09/missouri-emancipation-day-recalls-efforts-to-free-enslaved-people-during-the-civil-war Miya Norfleet Buddy Mondlock’s new album features a song about his Missouri ancestors /arts/2023-02-08/buddy-mondlocks-new-album-features-a-song-about-his-missouri-ancestors “Jackson Petty” is a song about Mondlock’s great-great-grandfather who avoided being conscripted into the Civil War as a 13-year-old but met a tragic end on his family’s farm in south-central Missouri. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2023-02-08/buddy-mondlocks-new-album-features-a-song-about-his-missouri-ancestors Jonathan Ahl St. Charles honors Archer Alexander, a formerly enslaved Black man and Civil War hero /race-identity-and-faith/2022-09-23/st-charles-honors-archer-alexander-a-formerly-enslaved-black-man-and-civil-war-hero St. Charles County officials on Saturday will honor Archer Alexander, a Black man who was enslaved in St. Charles County. Historians say he saved the lives of Union soldiers during the Civil War. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2022-09-23/st-charles-honors-archer-alexander-a-formerly-enslaved-black-man-and-civil-war-hero Andrea Y. Henderson With Homeland In Chaos, Afghans In St. Louis Wait And Worry /government-politics-issues/2021-08-17/with-homeland-in-chaos-afghans-in-st-louis-wait-and-worry The International Institute of St. Louis is gearing up to relocate Afghans who fear persecution by the Taliban after supporting the U.S. war effort. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:35:29 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-08-17/with-homeland-in-chaos-afghans-in-st-louis-wait-and-worry Jeremy D. Goodwin How St. Louis Nearly Became The Nation’s Capital /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-03/how-st-louis-nearly-became-the-nations-capital In the years following the Civil War, a plan to move the nation's capital to St. Louis won significant support. Journalist Livia Gershon discussed her new piece in Smithsonian Magazine on St. Louis on the Air. Mon, 03 May 2021 20:15:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-03/how-st-louis-nearly-became-the-nations-capital Sarah Fenske ‘Down Along With That Devil’s Bones’ Reckons With Monuments To Nathan Bedford Forrest /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-10-26/tuesday-down-along-with-that-devils-bones-reckons-with-monuments-to-nathan-bedford-forrest Journalist Connor Towne O’Neill’s “Down Along With That Devil’s Bones” tells the story of the afterlife of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest by exploring the battles raging over monuments to him in four places: Selma, Ala.; and the Tennessee cities of Murfreesboro, Nashville and Memphis. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:37:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-10-26/tuesday-down-along-with-that-devils-bones-reckons-with-monuments-to-nathan-bedford-forrest Sarah Fenske ‘Long Roads To Freedom’ Civil War Panel Honors St. Louisans Who Championed Civil Rights /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-15/long-roads-to-freedom-civil-war-panel-honors-st-louisans-who-championed-civil-rights This Thursday, Harris-Stowe State University and the Missouri Humanities Council are commemorating some of the city’s past residents in a new Civil War… Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:54:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-15/long-roads-to-freedom-civil-war-panel-honors-st-louisans-who-championed-civil-rights Lara Hamdan