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Jefferson Davis: ‘The Principle for Which We Contend Is Bound to Reassert Itself’

“The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form.” — attributed to President Jefferson Davis What Davis Meant Jefferson Davis believed the principle of self-government would outlive the Confederacy. This quote is widely attributed to Jefferson Davis, though its exact original source

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Robert E. Lee: ‘Our Country Demands All Our Strength’

“Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now forming against us will require every man at his place. If victorious, we will have everything to hope for in the future. If defeated, nothing will be left for us to live for.” — attributed to General Robert E. Lee

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Robert E. Lee’s Charge to the South: Preserve the Truth for History

“Every one should do all in his power to collect and disseminate the truth, in the hope that it may find a place in history, and descend to posterity.” — General Robert E. Lee, letter to General P.G.T. Beauregard, 1865 Where the Quote Comes From General Lee wrote these words in a letter to General

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North Carolina Republic: 1861 – 1865

North Carolina was one of the last Southern states to leave the Union, and one of the most reluctant. Yet once it went, it gave more soldiers to the Confederacy than almost any other state, and it marched to war under a flag that still shapes the North Carolina state flag today. Fort Sumter on

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The Battle Flag Takes the Field: Part III

In Part II of this story we looked at how the design of the famous Southern Cross was conceived. Here we look at how the first flags were made. Once the design of the Confederate Battle flag had been worked out, the army needed some prototypes made. This task fell to three ladies of Richmond,

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These 5 innovative Civil War weapons changed combat forever

Although the civil war was largely fought with old tactics and weapons, it was also a time of weapon innovation. For example the repeating rifle and the Gatling gun allowed for faster and more sustainable rates of fire. Other inventions that changed the war included Iron clad ships, submarines, and hand grenades. Key Takeaways: American

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Manassas: Birth of the Battle Flag, Part I

Bull Run during Civil War Signaled by a cannon’s roar at 5:30 AM, General McDowell’s Union army attacked across a Virginia stream known as Bull Run (a run is a small stream or brook). It was still dark and the green troops had a hard time making their way, but soon the battle was in

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Robert E. Lee equestrian statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, removed in July 2021 and melted down in 2023

Removing 2 Confederate statues could cost city $700K

In 2016, officials in Charlottesville, Virginia estimated that removing the city’s two Confederate statues, of General Robert E. Lee and General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, would cost about $700,000. The city also faced the risk of legal costs, because Virginia law at the time protected war memorials from being removed. Here is the story of the

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Robert E. Lee – Beloved Leader in Life, Admired by Friend and Foe In Death

Few Americans have been honored by friend and foe alike the way Robert E. Lee was. In life, he was loved by the soldiers who followed him for four hard years. In death, he was mourned across the South and respected by many of the men he had fought against. A Leader His Men Loved

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Confederate Choctaw Nation Soldiers

It was June of 1863, in Mississippi, and “…rain fell in torrents flooding the streams, the roads became impassable, and country bridges were washed away. Vicksburg was being besieged by Grant, and reinforcements were ordered… Chunkey River intervened and the bridge across the river was submerged…. The engineer was under military orders, and his long

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