Jill Newmark
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Honoring Black Civil War Surgeons
Past and Present Honors On April 4, 1863, Alexander T. Augusta became the first African American commissioned medical officer in the U.S....
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Jill Newmark
- Aug 5
- 4 min
Within These Walls
The Contraband Camp and Hospital in the Nation’s Capital On a parcel of swampy land in northwest Washington, D.C. a tented camp and...
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Jill Newmark
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Losing it All
William P. Powell Jr and the New York Draft Riots In July 1863, over a four-day period, rioters protesting the new conscription laws...
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Jill Newmark
- Jun 17
- 2 min
Man of Ambition and Adventure
John H. Rapier Jr. John H. Rapier Jr. was a man of adventure and ambition. A traveler and seeker of personal advancement, Rapier spent...
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Jill Newmark
- May 20
- 2 min
The Fight for Equal Pay
Alexander T. Augusta and the Fight for Equal Pay “There is no more pressing political issue than the payment of the colored troops."[1]...
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Jill Newmark
- Apr 15
- 2 min
The First Black US Army Surgeon
Major Alexander T. Augusta On April 4, 1863, Alexander T. Augusta became the first African American commissioned medical officer in the...
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Jill Newmark
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Providing Medical Care to Freedmen Although very few women physicians served during the American Civil War, one African American woman,...
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Jill Newmark
- Feb 19
- 2 min
A White House Reception
Breaking the Color Barrier In late February 1864, Anderson R. Abbott and Alexander T. Augusta made their way to the White House to attend...
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Jill Newmark
- Jan 22
- 2 min
An Appointment as Surgeon
“…to be in a position where I can be of use to my race.” On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation...
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Jill Newmark
- Dec 23, 2023
- 3 min
Christmas Letters from Civil War Soldiers
Civil War Christmas Christmas is a holiday often spent with family and friends enjoying a special meal and exchanging gifts. For most of...
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Jill Newmark
- Nov 20, 2023
- 3 min
A Civil War Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving with the United States Colored Troops Thanksgiving has been recognized as a holiday since George Washington signed a...
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Jill Newmark
- Oct 23, 2023
- 3 min
Alexander T. Augusta Confronts Resistance at Camp Stanton
Alexander T. Augusta, Senior Ranking Surgeon In October 1863, Major Alexander T. Augusta joined his regiment at Camp Stanton in Benedict,...
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Jill Newmark
- Sep 18, 2023
- 2 min
A Run for Virginia Lieutenant Governor
Candidate Joseph Dennis Harris Joseph Dennis Harris, better known as J.D. Harris, served as an acting assistant surgeon during the war...
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Jill Newmark
- Aug 28, 2023
- 2 min
Physician, Politician, Postmaster
Benjamin A. Boseman, Civil War Surgeon Benjamin A. Boseman was a physician, politician, and postmaster and one of fourteen Black surgeons...
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Jill Newmark
- Aug 7, 2023
- 2 min
A Woman Doctor Serves
Rebecca Lee Crumpler: Providing Medical Care to Freedmen Although very few women physicians served during the American Civil War, one...
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Jill Newmark
- Jul 24, 2023
- 2 min
Losing it All
William P. Powell Jr and the New York Draft Riots In July 1863, over a four-day period, rioters protesting the new conscription laws...
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Jill Newmark
- Jul 24, 2023
- 4 min
From the Ivy League to the US Navy
Richard Henry Greene’s Civil War Letters In 2014, Yale University Manuscripts and Archives acquired the letters of Richard Henry Greene...
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Jill Newmark
- Jul 10, 2023
- 1 min
A Surgeon and A President
Charles B. Purvis and James Garfield On the morning of July 2, 1881, President James Garfield was waiting for a train at the Baltimore...
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Jill Newmark
- Jun 19, 2023
- 2 min
Man of Ambition and Adventure
John H. Rapier Jr. John H. Rapier Jr. was a man of adventure and ambition. A traveler and seeker of personal advancement, Rapier spent...
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Jill Newmark
- May 31, 2023
- 2 min
It's In Print!
Without Concealment, Without Compromise is Published Today is the official publication date for my new book, Without Concealment, Without...
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