As you know its Martin Luther King day is being celebrated all across the United States this week. What you may have not know is that Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi also remember Confederate General Robert E. Lee. on this day. Arkansas Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson, however, has made a controversial effort to cut Lee off […]
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Douglas the Camel served with the 43rd Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War. By the time he became a Rebel, though, “Old Douglas” was already a veteran, having served with the U.S. Army camel brigade. Here is his back story. Jefferson Davis is well known as the President of the Confederacy, but it is less known
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Zeb Vance was thought to be the chief of state in the KU Klux. This idea possibly came from a 1924 book by Susan Lawrence Davis. There is no documentation of this. There is no reference to Vance and the Klan before 1926. Thomas A. Hope stated that he had heard it talked among the
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When a war is taking place you may not think about having rules. This is something that there always was, even in the civil war. There was a new interesting rule that was found in writing from soldiers. When a soldier was urinating you could not shoot him, it was a way to keep dignity
If Confederate General Robert E. Lee were a one-dimensional man, a celluloid or cardboard cartoon character, then I might go along with his detractors who say that he is a man best forgotten. As in a messy divorce, each side simplifies the story and adds details that are construed as justification of wrongdoing, and each
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The construction of the Neuse started in November of 1862, said Morris Bass, operations manager of the CSS Neuse Interpretive Center. She shelled Federal positions, and then she received orders to scuttle the ship to prevent it from being captured by Federal troops. A ship that has found a permanent home at the CSS Neuse
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A Mississippi lawmaker wants to withhold a quarter of the salary of any president of a university that refuses to fly the state flag. Mississippis failure to remove the Confederate imagery is a polarizing symbol that is a barrier to progress and improved understanding of our state, our university, and our people. That same month,
This unique flag was created in Richmond, Virginia, for the 5th Texas Regiment: the “Bloody Fifth.” This was one of three Texas regiments that fought with Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Their flag was based on the design of the Confederate First National Flag, the Stars and Bars. Instead of a circle of stars representing
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There have been lots of arguments about the Confederate flag lately. This talks about yet another one. If you’re interested in the flag you’ll want to read this. It is part of history and is being acknowledged as such here. It’s a refreshing outlok since so many dislike the flag these days and think it
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Plum Borough School District Superintendent Timothy Glasspool banned students from wearing confederate flag clothes. The ban comes after a black student was offended by another student wearing clothes with the confederate flag on them. The black student said the flag represented slavery and bondage and was offended that their fellow students would wear this clothing. School
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