Recently there has been some insight given into the SC confederate confirmation could redefine PC war in particular. One of the particular stereotypes for this particular topic is that all supporters of the confederate flag are intolerant racists, xenophobes, as well as homophobes. In particular we are told that one of SC’s most successful pro […]
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Recently in particular there has been a fail in the effort to strip the confederate emblem off the state flag. In more detail this particular effort is in order to erase the confederate battle emblem from the state of Mississippi’s flag. The reason in particular that this effort is failing is because sponsors have not
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Although the civil war was largely fought with old tactics and weapons, it was also a time of weapon innovation. For example the repeating rifle and the Gatling gun allowed for faster and more sustainable rates of fire. Other inventions that changed the war included Iron clad ships, submarines, and hand grenades. Key Takeaways: American
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By the summer of 1861 there was a pressing need for a Confederate Battle Flag that was distinctly different from the flag of the North. In Part I of this series we covered how catastrophe was narrowly averted for the Confederacy at Manassas, the first major battle of the Civil War. Here are the words
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Signaled by a cannon’s roar at 5:30 AM, General McDowell’s Union army attacked across a Virginia stream known as Bull Run (a run is a small stream or brook). It was still dark and the green troops had a hard time making their way, but soon the battle was in full rage. It was July
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Gail Lambert argues that we should not remove the statues of war generals that we disagree with. Lambert see’s these statues as landmarks that show what was important to people in the past and why. He utilized the example of a statue of Sheridan. He disagrees with the war tactics of the general who lay
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Even though there was no historical evidence to suggest that he actually held a military rank, Edgerton Hogg had assumed the title colonel throughout his life. This in particular was one of Cecil County’s great historical mysteries. During his youth in particular Hogg was a pirate for the Confederate Navy. In particular he devised a
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The cost of removing two Confederate statues in Charlottesville, Virginia has been estimated to run about $700,000.00. This prohibitive cost also runs the risk of further legal costs if the Virginia General Assembly is by-passed to speed up the move. Continue reading to discover the full story of eliminating public monuments that reflect unpleasant facts
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Recently Hurricane Mathew has uncovered the clutch of Civil War ordnance. In particular part due to Hurricane Mathew there were civil war era cannon balls that were uncovered on some particular beach south of Charleston. There are some appearances that this particular clutch of cannonballs found on Folly Beach have been in place since the
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In recent news a particular anti-confederate protester was convicted within a Richmond Court. This particular person had warranted served on them from police officers after he had turned up at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. This particular protester was the most violent of the protesters they had seen and sometimes liked to antagonize and
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