Preserving Southern Heritage

Removing Confederate monuments is wrong according to many. It’s removing a part of history. Distasteful parts shouldn’t just be hidden away like that. They still teach us something important. They should be remembered lest they be repeated. Not everyone agrees with this, though. Some feel the monuments are a disgrace. Key Takeaways:American history has both things […]

A brief account of the battery flag and what became of it. Mr. Jno. W. Todd recounts his experience and provides details of his time with the confederacy with the flag. There was more use for guns than a flag, but it was worn under his uniform by cutting two holes in the flag to

A great question from Manassas National Battlefield Park. Asking readers would you go to war in an attempt to make people second guess their usually passionate responses. The author invites us to use our hindsight to look back at the past and possibly decide different than our fore fathers did in the past. Key Takeaways:your decision

In Otisco, there has recently been a huge mystery as a plaque that used to be dedicated to honor a Civil War veteran has recently been stolen by an unknown person. About two weeks ago, someone notified the Otisco town clerk that the plaque had gone missing. As it is almost 100 years old, it

The National Archives Project will allow Jewish soldiers of the civil war to be identified and will be available online in 2017, including photographs and written documents. Currently, records have only been available from “The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier and Citizen”, by Simon Wolfs in 1985, which comprised of a total of 10,000 names;

In the south, there is one city in the southern united states that is listening to the protests of their people who do not enjoy having confederate monuments in their city or town. One option the town is thinking about is selling the monuments at an auction for the highest price which would also raise

Although New York City sat deep into Union territory geographically during the Civil War, close business ties to the South through Wall Street’s financial interests in the tobacco and cotton industries brought about defiance within the city towards Lincoln and the Union. Deadly riots against Lincoln and his wartime policies brought about bloodshed and chaos

The EEOC is currently viewing and deciding if anyone that is wearing the Gadsden Flag can be considered workplace harassment. Southern flags have recently gone under recent criticism for being racist. Though the origins of the flag do not directly come from a racist beginning, it is also linked to certain events that make the

The Civil War Trust Teacher Institute, held this year in Richmond, VA, is a great resource for History teachers with an interest in the civil war. The author attended this year’s program with the Civil War Trust, leading a talk and a tour of the Crater. The rich selection of historically interesting locations in Richmond