On July 14, 2016, a suspected arson fire destroyed the Governor’s Mansion in Opelousas, Louisiana. The house had served Confederate Governor Thomas O. Moore for less than a year, between 1862 and 1863, when Opelousas was the Confederate capital of Louisiana. A nearby museum was also set on fire but was not heavily damaged. The

In Cottage Grove, Oregon, at their annual Bohemia Mining Days Festival- organizers of the festival asked to not have the Confederate Flag up and said it was inappropriate. Many people spoke up in protest that the flag shouldn’t be taken down. Some said that the flag should be up because it represented southern heritage and

In 2016, as the U.S. House of Representatives debated measures to restrict Confederate flag displays, including at national cemeteries run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, writer Antonius Aquinas published a spirited defense titled “Long Live the Flags of Dixie!” He argued that the Confederate flags are remembered today almost only for their negative associations,

Did women fight in the Civil War? The answer is yes. Historians believe that several hundred women disguised themselves as men and enlisted in the Union and Confederate armies. Many more served as nurses, spies, smugglers and home guards, defending their families and farms while the men were away. Disguised as Soldiers Enlisting was easier

In the Sons of Confederate Veterans Pacific NW Division’s article regarding the firing of a police officer due to inappropriate attire, they speak about an ongoing federal lawsuit regarding a South Carolina officer who was fired due to a pair of underwear he was wearing. The officer is arguing that he was not wearing the

In the middle of a bitter war, some people on both sides still found ways to show Christian charity. Historian Robert Moore shared a remarkable 1865 newspaper article about a group of Northern women who organized to help the women, children and other suffering people of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Though their nations were at war,

On April 9, 2016, the anniversary of General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, Pensacola resident Stephen R. Malloy raised a Confederate battle flag in honor of the men who gave their lives fighting for the Confederacy. Southern Heritage News and Views shared his letter explaining the dedication, along with photos of the flag flying high and