Red River Water War
Decades – even centuries – pass and ancient roots of conflict, personal and political, fade into the fog of history. Such roots, although buried deep in the crevasses of time, can still have an impact on current affairs. Red River controversies stemming from the crest...Chancellorsville
“My plans are perfect, and when I start to carry them out may God have mercy on General Lee, for I will have none.” — Union General Joseph Hooker It had been several months since the embarrassing Mud March and the removal of Union Gen. Ambrose...
The Baby-Faced Bomber
Sometimes a picture speaks volumes. Sometimes it’s outright deceptive. The picture of “Bomber No. 2” didn’t look a bit like a mass murderer. A sweet-faced college kid, the former lifeguard, the nice young man described by classmates and...The Battle of Latta
If you want to get technical about it, the Civil War has been over for 148 years. Still, sporadic fighting breaks out occasionally — as it did in a South Carolina school district over the right to wear a Confederate flag to school. When the encyclopedia of student...Obiter Dicta
“If you’re trying to decide what to do, and you only have two choices, do the thing that’s hardest,” my Read More
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SOUTH CROLINA: Preservationists hope SC battlefield’s designation as endangered will boost attention Hanging Rock Battlefield is one of 11 of the most endangered historical places in the country, a national Read More