Back by popular request, yet another gem unearthed from the 1908 edition of the Confederate Veteran magazine, July issue in
Tag: Southern History
The Character and Influence of Stonewall Jackson, Part II
General Jackson was not only a great soldier but a man as loving and as tender as a woman in
The Character and Influence of Stonewall Jackson
A prominent edition in my little home library is a book I purchased many years ago titled George Washington, The
The Hanging in The Valley of Levi Strauss
One does not have to share all the loyalties of a friend, but it is best to know a friend’s
Addendum to “The True Story of Andersonville Prison”
Long time readers of this site are aware that when they take the time to write and post intelligent, meaningful
James Madison Page and “The True Story of Andersonville”
As revealed in my last article, I have been spending a significant portion of my precious “free time” of late
Ty Seidule and Me
Born and raised in the South, Ty Seidule is a Professor Emeritus of History at West Point and the author
The Promised Land
(Note to readers: Below is Chapter I of my book, The Life and Times of Matthew Fontaine Maury, Pathfinder of
What Did Mary Know and When Did She Know It?
There was a lot involved in the hanging of Mary Surratt as one of the conspirators in the Lincoln assassination
The Wild Man: Eugene Talmadge
This essay is the third entry in the “Great Statesmen Series,” covering the woefully forgotten Eugene Talmadge from the Peach