Following Trump’s historical victory last Tuesday night, two small time victories occurred in Virginia. Virginians vetoed two candidates running to take down confederate monuments, in the town. One of these is the Jefferson Davis Monument and the monument still stands, today. Mayor Write was defeated on Tuesday night after diminishing his campaign by announcing his […]

Following the recent election results, that named Donald Trump the new president of the United States, triggered protest across the nation. These protest have been anti-Trump themed. As a result many young adults are out protesting, showing their lack of support for the president-elect. During a recent protest in Richmond, Virginia protesters demonstrated their frustration

Author Earl J. Hess writes a book about Braxton Bragg: one of the most hated confederate Generals. Hess takes an unbiased approach towards understanding Bragg. He states that Bragg had great personal qualities but, many insecurities. Hess wants readers so see Braxton Bragg in a more positive light. He points out, while Brag wasn’t perfect, he

In response to legislation against the confederate flag, flags in the Capitol House corridor were replaced with Plaques representing each state. Though, the Confederate flag is on Mississippi’s flag, it’s not on the state plaque. Instead, the plaque shows a magnolia, Mississippi’s state flower. Though the Confederate flag isn’t part of the Mississippi plaque, there

Six months after Robert E. Lee Surrendered at Appomattox, the last Confederate ship surrendered. Due to slow communication James I. Waddell was unaware that the war ended. The CSS Shenandoah was a Confederate ship used to demolish Union merchant ship. This same ship also carried prisoners of war. In an attempt to dodge pirates, Waddell traveled