Preserving Southern Heritage

Orange County residents to discuss Confederate flags in schools at meeting tonight

A video accompanies an announcement of a discussion regarding whether the Confederate Flag should be able to be displayed within schools in Orange County, North Carolina. After the school declined to ban the flag, the issue was taken up by the County’s Human Relations Committee, who scheduled a panel discussion on the subject. Orange County residents […]

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The Southern Soldier

The Southern Soldier of the American Civil War was truly a force to be reckoned with, pulling off battle victories with dwindled numbers while surrounded by Federal troops.Washington and Richmond, the two capitals, were only 100 miles apart, but it took four years for the North to win. Why? The North had more men and

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The Angel of the Confederacy

Under 5 feet tall, Sally Tomkins was a lot tougher than she looked. She was born to a family with a proud military tradition:  Sally’s grandfather was given his commission by General George Washington himself.  When her brother went off to fight in the Mexican War, 13-year old Sally wrote: “I hope you will be

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Charlottesville seeks lawsuit’s dismissal so it can move forward with sale of Lee statue

Charlottesville is being sued and that is keeping them from selling their statue of Civil War general Robert E. Lee. They want to sell it so want these suits dismissed. If that happens the statue will be sold. Some people feel this is a historic monument that should be preserved but the city disagrees. Charlottesville seeks

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