by TeachCivilWar | Nov 25, 2023 | Teaching the Civil War
The following woodcut by Winslow Homer depicts the inaugural celebration of Thanksgiving as an official national holiday in the aftermath of the Civil War. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving as a nationally recognized holiday, marking this...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 23, 2023 | Teaching the Civil War
The History of Thanksgiving in the United States In the early days of the United States, Thanksgiving was declared by Presidents George Washington, John Adams, and James Madison, but it was primarily observed on a state or territory level in the following years....
by TeachCivilWar | Oct 20, 2023 | Teaching the Civil War
Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin issues this proclamation during the Civil War on October 16, 1861: Proclamation of a Day of Thanksgiving. – 1862. Pennsylvania, ss. (Signed) A. G. Curtin. IN THE NAME AND BY the Authority of the Commonwealth of...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 25, 2022 | Famous Civil War People
While in office, Presidents George Washington, John Adams, and James Madison all proclaimed national days of Thanksgiving, but in the years that followed, the majority of these celebrations were restricted to specific states or territories. Journalist Sarah Josepha...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 24, 2022 | Teaching the Civil War
Check out the following famous Thomas Nast illustration of Thanksgiving during the Civil War. Titled “United We Stand,” this cartoon from Harper’s Weekly in 1864 shows President Abraham Lincoln, US Army soldiers, and a host of others gathered...
