The latest issue of Smithsonian magazine features a brief history of the First Battle of Bull Run...
Category - Civil War
The Horrible Escape of Robert E. Lee
On this day in 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia departed from Gettysburg following...
States' Rights to Fight States' Rights
Interesting observation about President Lincoln's proclamation of war on this day 150 years ago...
In Defense of Civil War Re-enacting (Sort of)
Last night on the Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel described Civil War re-enacting as a bit of a mystery...
Secession and Non-Slaveowners
When debating the reasons for secession in the South, many Lost Cause myth defenders often...
Disunion
For the next four years, I'll be glued to the New York Times' Civil War blog, Disunion. They'll be...
Best Person
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for this: GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Friday...
In the Battle of History v. Walmart…
...History wins! Wal-Mart Stores Inc. abruptly dropped plans Wednesday for a new store near a Civil...
Gettysburg
In addition to being Independence Day, this weekend marks the 147th anniversary of the Battle of...
Worst Persons
The Oranga County (Virginia) Board of Supervisors. The board voted 4-1 to allow a Walmart...
Give 'Em Hell, 54th
Kos diarist JekyllnHyde covers an historic anniversary: the deployment of the 54th Massachusetts...
The War Is Over
These discussions always lead to mini-Civil Wars fought in the comments and in my email inbox, but...
Another Reason Why Walmart Sucks Eggs
LOCUST GROVE, Va. (AP) — Wal-Mart wants to build a Supercenter within a cannonshot of where Robert...
My Great-Great Grandfather on Veterans Day
My great-great grandfather, Richard B. Davis, was a volunteer soldier in the 155th Pennsylvania...
Wal-Mart Planning To Desecrate Battlefield
More and more of our Civil War battlefields are being gobbled up by suburban development. The...
Gettysburg, Day Two
145 years ago today, my great-great grandfather, Corporal Richard B. "R.B." Davis of the 155th...
Gettysburg, Day One
Today is the 145th anniversary of the first day of the battle of Gettysburg. It was this day that...
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