Andy VillanuevaThe War Between the StatesThe Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, signaled the beginning of the American Civil War. Three days later, President Abraham Lincoln…5d ago5d ago
Rick EliaWe Shouldn’t Be Honoring Traitors, But It’s Not SurprisingIt was disappointing to see that a school district in Virginia decided to reinstate the names of three Confederate officers to two of its…May 191May 191
BlackthelmaMississippi and Loser Heritage MonthMississippi is gonna Mississippi . I remember when I was younger we got a kick out of spelling Mississippi out loud , for sure missing I’s…Apr 2310Apr 2310
James MathiesoninReporting HistoryApril 3, 1861 -Another Great PrincipleChicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, ILApr 3Apr 3
James MathiesoninReporting HistoryMarch 23, 1861 — Military Organization of the Confederate StatesThe Daily Exchange, Baltimore, MDMar 23Mar 23
James MathiesoninReporting HistoryMarch 20, 1861 — The Commander-in-Chief at Charleston, S. C.We recently published a very brief sketch of the new military commander of the troops and forts near Charleston, South Carolina; but, in…Mar 20Mar 20
L R BowmanHistory Can’t Be ErasedFor the first post under my newly named paper, The Pondering Parchment, because well, The Pickwick was already taken, I’ve decided to jump…Mar 6Mar 6
Life & HealingThe Civil War & My FamilyI grew up in the south, Texas specifically. As a child, I “learned” the history of my state, the United States and the Civil War, from the…Jan 8Jan 8
Elwood Watson, Ph.D.inThe PolisNikki Haley, The Slavery Question, Intellectual Dishonesty and the Politics of Blind Ambition!Taylor Glascock for The New York TimesJan 610Jan 610
Nomen NescioWhen You’re Right, For All The Wrong ReasonsAn interrogation of a fellow public historian’s views on the Confederacy.Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 2023
