Looking for the Confederate War

  It has been a whirlwind past three weeks. Feeding Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was released on April 3, 2025. I have signed, packaged,...

   In 1861, as various Southern states left the Union, they seized and assumed control of various forts in Southern ports. As in the case of...

   Eggnog. That beverage associated with Christmas cheer. You either love it, or you hate it. While it is unrealistic to say that it met wit...

    In September 1864, Confederate cavalry commander Wade Hampton made a raid on a Federal herd of beef. It was a daring raid behi...

   A friend recently asked the question: “did Southern troops ever live off of Hardtack like Federal soldiers?” That’s a great question!...

   Thomas Ballard was born ca.1825 in Virginia. He was proprietor of the Ballard House hotel in Richmond prior to the war, and at the age ...

    I think we can all agree that coffee played a crucial role in the lives of Confederate soldiers. And, as it has become apparent to me ...