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Civil War Cryptids: Sophistry in Sightings of Monsters

by editor | Nov 27, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

As Gen. Braxton Bragg’s command camped near Bridgeport, Alabama, a hairy monster lurked near their positions. Five pickets from Capt. George Anderson’s company went missing over four days, each leaving signs of a struggle with some unseen foe. Anderson led a party of...

The Transgender War

by editor | Nov 26, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

She has yet to even be sworn in. But the hateful Republican women in the House of Representatives have already declared war on the first openly transgender woman to be elected to Congress, Sarah McBride. She is my new hero. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, who The...

News From Around the South, 11/18 to 11/25

by editor | Nov 25, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

SOUTH CAROLINA: Wildlife refuge in Charleston County added to Reconstruction Era National Historic Network ADAMS RUN, S.C. — The Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is one of seven sites across the country being added to the Reconstruction Era...

He’s Trolling Us

by editor | Nov 21, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

What to make of Donald Trump’s nominations of the Fox News team to the Trump Cabinet? Attorney General Gaetz? Can this be serious? An expert on wrestling to take down the Department of Education? An opponent of public health to run Health and Human Services?...

Civil War Toll Much Worse in Confederate States, New Estimates Show

by editor | Nov 20, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Faded ink. Inconsistencies. Fires. The deadliest conflict in American history, the Civil War, also had some of its worst-kept records, making the true number of casualties seem forever elusive. For decades, historians have cobbled together clues. But thanks to a newly...

There Are No Permanent Defeats

by editor | Nov 19, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

In 1994, Republicans won a sweeping victory that cost Democrats control of the House and Senate for the first time in 40 years. Republicans took an eye-popping 54 seats, leading many to conclude that this was a permanent political realignment. Two years later, Bill...