Looking for the Confederate War

   “Major, tell my father I died with my face to the enemy,” is a well-known last request made during the war. It was uttered by Col. Isaac ...

   At least one soldier escaped from Fort Gregg. His name was James Atkinson, a member of the 33 rd North Carolina Troops. Not only do post...

   Any time someone mentions the killing of prisoners during the war, names like Fort Pillow, Saltville, Plymouth, and Champ Ferguson come t...

    It has been a long time since I’ve created a county snapshot, so, by request, here is a look at Greene County, North Carolina, and the W...

    Recently, Dana Shoaf, editor at Civil War Times , did a live stream from the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. When the guide w...

  Robert E. Lee once remarked that “I don’t believe we can have an army without music.” [1] Lee was referencing the brass band of the 26 th...