An unmarked intersection at the corner of Hitchcock Road and Highway 68 commonly known as Confederate Corner will be renamed Springtown the Monterey County Board of Supervisors decided on Tuesday. A county-wide survey determined the new name but the Supervisors decided to go with the second runner-up for the corner to better reflect local history. […]
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A soldier’s diary from the Confederacy has made his way home after 155 years. The Tennessee soldier’s diary was held by his family until recently and has revealed many milestones of the CSA, including the battles he fought in during the period of 1862 to 1863. It has a home now outside of the family
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Many people have a negative view of the Confederate Battle Flag and feel it carries negative historical connotations. The Confederate flag is, however, representative of the lives lost defending their country and way of life, no different than the American flag. The US Congress has recognized this view too. Key Takeaways:The confederate battle flag represents not
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The photo you see above is Robert E. Lee with his son, in 1845. Someone asked me whether Lee ever regretted fighting for the South. General Long worked alongside Lee. He wrote Lee said the following, a day or two before surrender at Appomattox: “…I have never believed we could…make good in the long run our independence
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We know how George Armstrong Custer met his end. But did you know he fought in the Civil war from the first major battle all the way to Appomattox?We have copies of his correspondence with several friends that were then fighting for the South. That’s Custer on the right above. And by the way, the
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We often hear why the Civil War was fought. Professors and reporters and “very important” folks tell us.And with great conviction they tell us!But you rarely hear from these scholars about why the man in uniform was fighting. Seems the soldier is simply forgotten.I usually write about a person. Sometimes about an event, but I
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Christy Coleman is an African American woman and the CEO of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia. Since the United States is struggling with its past of racial discrimination, Coleman is using her position as an opportunity to retell the story of the Civil War. Her main goal is to tell about the
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Propel yourself through time and take a trip through living history by visiting Lexington Virginia and experiencing the Virginia Military Institute, otherwise known as VMI. With such notables as Stonewall Jackson and Robert E Lee as patrons and professors, VMI has a long and storied history. The parade grounds are much as they were 100
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Many know Confederate cavalrymen like J.E.B. Stuart, or the fierce Nathan Bedford Forrest. But Robert E. Lee believed that Confederate General Wheeler (who later served as a Major General in the U.S. Army) was one of his two best Cavalry officers.Wheeler graduated from West Point (ironically, his lowest marks were in Cavalry Tactics). His nickname
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General Dwight Eisenhower retired with five stars on his shoulders. He was the Supreme Allied Commander of World War II. Later, he became the President of the United States. In 1960, Leon Scott wrote Eisenhower a letter. It began: Dear Mr. President: At the Republication Convention I heard you mention that you have the pictures of four (4)
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