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In Charleston, The Cumberland Presbyterian Church is working to preserve history. Their original building is thought to have been used as a Civil War hospital and many artifacts have been found on the property. In addition to preserving these artifacts great effort has been taken to preserve the church’s original pews, pulpit, and windows. In […]

In New Orleans, an annual art event was interrupted when around 30 protesters blocked an intersection and used bullhorns to lead chants against white supremacy. The protest wasn’t of the event, but a call to remove several Confederate monuments from the city. The protest was soon broken up, but city officials want to remove four

To help close out the The Civil War Music Heritage Gathering and Encampment, a number of Civil-War Era musicians performed one last concert. Those who performed included The Balladeers, who have performed for over 15 years, Allan Brenner, who has drawn a crowd from as far as Cairo, and The Proper Ladies, who performed a

There are many misconceptions when it comes to the history of flags, and Gene Oakley is working to fix these. He went over some of these at a historical presentation recently and brought to light many interesting things. For example, the flag we associate with the Confederacy was actually simply a battle flag, the official

While some look at symbols like the Confederate Flag as a symbol of hate, many people look at these symbols as a symbol of their heritage. Last year, North Carolina and South Carolina removed the flag from government buildings. Lawmakers in North Carolina have now passed legislation barring the removal of any Confederate monument and

Intriguing tale about missing treasure. Find out what may have happened to a missing artifact possibly stolen from the Confederate army after a Union general burnt down a supply factory. The search is on, and may lead underground. Has this mystery been hiding underfoot the whole time? You find out. Our View: A tale of

Vandals have been scratching graffiti into a 155-year-old cannon from the Civil War. Fort Lyon at the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park has displayed the cannon on a hillside where it likely would have stood during the Civil War, but due to the vandalism, park officials are moving it near the park headquarters and investing

A real life mystery is taking place in Fayetteville. A well know lawyer believes with all his heart he knows the whereabouts of a missing Civil War cannon. He claims to have talked to a construction worker that says his crew came across the cannon buried deep inside a well. Lawyer John Briggs III is

Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans, as well as the United Daughters of the Confederacy gathered to remember their fallen decedents. They engaged in a variety of respectful ceremonies of remembrance, culminating in the ‘last drink’ ritual, in which they poured water on the graves. Fascinatingly many variations of that ritual exist in many different