The 150th Anniversary

Today is the 150th Anniversary of the attack on Fort Sumter which began the Civil War. There are a number of articles, videos, and television programs acknowledging this in the coming weeks. Take Advantage.

An Article on the New Civil War Movie "Conspirator"

The following is a link to an interesting article about the movie "Conspirator" which hits theatres today. While the article discusses this specific film, it also touches on the difficulty of being accurate in Civil War films in general. At the end of the article, it mentions a number of Civil War films that have been influential over the years and gives a brief analysis of each.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/civil-war-film-conspirator-aims-at-truth-1.2806387

Intersting Article on Long Island's Contributions to the Civil War

The following link is to a very interesting article in Newsday about Long Islanders participation in the Civil War:

  http://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-life/150-years-ago-liers-rallied-to-the-union-1.2795822