Even though there was no historical evidence to suggest that he actually held a military rank, Edgerton Hogg had assumed the title colonel throughout his life. This in particular was one of Cecil County’s great historical mysteries. During his youth in particular Hogg was a pirate for the Confederate Navy. In particular he devised a […]
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Popular phrases come and popular phrases go but rarely do people actually know where they come from. Sometimes people simply through them around without even trying to acknowledge the origins, and instead misattribute them and create a distorted history. Here lie’s the true history of the popular battle cry “come and take it” that has
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When we look at the past we can’t just judge by our present standards. U.S. representative Garrets opposition of the ban on confederate flags in cemeterys is his right. We should be able to try and think of the morality of the time we are discussing. During the civil war men were fighting for what
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This article details the events during the Civil War which pertained to the spy activities in southern Maryland. These spies worked for the Confederate army and even reported to Andrew Stonewall Jackson. They routinely crossed the Potomak river and the more inconspicuous they were, the better. These spies were eventually caught and are now buried
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During the American Civil War, Maryland was divided. Although the North stayed part of the Union, the South was filled with Confederate sympathisers and spies. When President Abraham Lincoln heard of Southern Maryland’s seedy reputation, he had it occupied by Union military for the duration of the war, but this did not do much to
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In Baltimore, Arkansas, there is a call to rid the city of monuments of Confederate leaders. The mayor, on the other hand, disagrees with the decision, and has proposed to put up signs better explaining the monument and the roles each of the people in the monument played during the Civil War. The author takes
Johnathan Romans finally gets arrested at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Richmond police had previously tried to locate Romans to serve his warrants for assault and disorderly conduct due to his attacks on Flaggers. He was arrested when Flaggers called the police on him when they same him arrive at the museum. The arrest
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Students at the University of Mississippi used a massive Mississippi state flag to show their support to their state in a protest against Chancellor Vitter’s decision to remove the state flag from campus due to demands from the leftists. The flags were late taken away by the police, and ‘Let the Band Play Dixie’ posters
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No matter your stance or political opinion, you have to give respect where it is due, especially in the case of Colin Kaepernick’s trend of not standing for the national anthem. This article takes free speech a bit further and compares the allowance of Kaepernick’s actions in conjunction with the same actions of people who
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After university officials on the campus of Ole Miss tore down the Mississippi state flag, some students seek justice. Andrew Soper, senior business major from Tupelo, agrees with his blog post, “Ole Miss has become the University of Nowhere”. The act took place in response to the “Back Lives Matter” movement last fall. The removal
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