War Between the States

Auburn Battlefield nominated for National Register of Historic Places

Auburn Battlefield has been nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. The area in question includes Auburn Baptist...

Robert E. Lee -- DVD Review: American Experience

Seven thousand five hundred fifteen U.S. and Coalition lives have been shed in Afghanistan and Iraq as of September 24, 2011, according to CNN. In...

Civil War weekend celebrated in Shenandoah Valley Saturday & Sunday

The annual Civil War Weekend is celebrated this Saturday and Sunday September 24-25 in Winchester and around Frederick County, Virginia.Special...

Federal Troops in Kentucky. A Secession Flag Torn Down

This was the headline for an article that ran in the June 14, 1861 New Orleans Daily Delta.CAIRO, June 13 – A steamer with two Federal...

Celebrating 150 years of controversial history

In 2011 America will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the start of the US Civil War. Celebrate isn't really the right word for a war that...

A new vision adopted for Manassas National Battlefield Park

While Manassas National Battlefield celebrated the 150th anniversary of its first battle, the National Park Service announced its plans for the...

FORWARD TO RICHMOND

Richmond, Virginia had become the Confederate capital, and the southern Congress planned a session there on July 20, 1861. On June 26, 1861 The New...

2011 political environment vs the 1860s

On April 12, 2011, the United States marked the sesquicentennial - 150th anniversary - of the start of the Civil War. Heralded as the bloodiest war...