Most of the Civil War battles happened in states other than Florida. Of the 16,000 Floridians who fought, all but about 2,000 joined the Confederate ranks. Those who didn’t want to fight for either side, hid out in the woods and swamps to avoid being drafted. Nearly 5,000 Floridian soldiers were killed during the war.
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After secession the new Confederate States of America had to build an identity all its own. A symbol of secession, the Bonnie Blue Flag, pictured above, was the first but unofficial flag of the CSA. It was also time to reject the national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner” and other songs like “Hail Columbia,” and
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The Rebel Yell – What did it sound like? It’s been over 150 years since the Civil War ended, and the Rebel Yell is always a curious topic of conversation. No one really knows what it sounded like, since there are no audio recordings of actual battles. But it’s the stuff legends are made of,
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Jesse James was one of America’s most notorious outlaws. He hailed from the rough and tumble state of Missouri, the twelfth state to join the Confederacy. The region he came from was known as little Dixie because Southerners had settled there. You could say that Jesse’s role model for some of his behavior may have
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A Texas historian named Michael Phillips is calling for the state to “exorcise the ghosts of the confederacy, which still haunt the Dallas landscape” by removing the Confederate War Memorial that stands in downtown Dallas. He is not advocating for the destruction of the statue, which has stood sine 1896, but instead removed from public
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There was one day of battle during the Civil War that stands out at the bloodiest day of all. It happened on September 7, 1862. The North called it the Battle of Antietum, the South called it it the Battle of Sharpsburg. The Texans had just been through months of fierce fighting at Seven Pines,
Acclaimed artist Bruce K. Lawes works with Ultimate Flags to create an original historical work, ‘The Rise of Jesse James’. For collectors of original paintings, this masterwork will be appearing at the Coeur d’Alene fine art auction on July 29th. To see auction website click on the link: http://www.cdaartauction.com/2017/lot/19180?order=lot Jesse James fought as a
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The Civil War was about states’ rights, not slavery. The removal of all things associated with the Confederacy should be accompanied by the removal of all things associated with Northern slavery. Advocates of the removal of Confederate Statues should consider that removing all artifacts that are linked to slavery might result in the removal of
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Campers at a Rhode Island campground were concerned when they noticed a Confederate flag displayed on an RV parked in the camp. Many of the campers asked to have the flag removed, but according to a lawyer, the flag is protected by the Constitution as free speech, and can only be taken down if the
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What can you say about the Irish born Confederate soldier Henry Kyd Douglas? General Robert E. Lee gave him compliments, Stonewall Jackson relied on his close service, women of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania were enchanted by his flair, drama, and good looks. Even the enemy Federal soldiers held an admiration for him. Varina Davis,
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