South's Best Civil War Battlegrounds
It’s impossible to deny the compelling narrative the Civil War still weaves into the culture of the South. A visit to former battlegrounds and sites where the war played out offers the visitor a gateway into why the issue remains important. Often, there are tour...News from Around the South 9/29 – 10/6
VIRGINIA: Re-Enactor Assumes Identity of Man who Lived Near Battlefield APPOMATTOX, Va. — Three times per week, Christopher Bingham lives in a time of horses and candlelight, far removed from the cars driving past the Appomattox Court House National Historic...Why is the South Still Poor?
Across red-state America, especially in the Deep South, recent statistics—such as these Huffington Post graphics—show that the cycle of poverty, in its many manifestations, is unchanged and holding firm. Why is this? It’s easy to say this is how Republicans like to...Creating an Irish Civil War Widow
On the 20th July 1864, the 33rd New Jersey Infantry of the Army of the Cumberland found themselves at Peachtree Creek, outside Atlanta. They were gathered on a hill some 300 yards in front of the main Union position acting as an outpost for their brigade. Their...Obiter Dicta
A “special government employee,” wealthy beyond the dreams of Croesus, chose as his first target the poorest and most vulnerable Read More
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VIRGINIA: Virginia Museum of History and Culture launches Revolution Revisited podcast Calling all history buffs! The Virginia Museum of History and Culture is launching a podcast that you don’t want Read More