Looking for the Confederate War

In reply to my distinguished colleagues and their thoughtful responses… Kevin:Thank you for your comments. Since you posted, I’ve been out a...

Some folks have probably wondered why I have not yet commented on all of the ink being spilt regarding Union County’s Weary Clyburn. I had a...

Last, evening, we had an most enjoyable time listening to Dr. John C. Inscoe speak at Lees- McRae College as part of their John B. Stephenso...

I spent the weekend (Thursday through Saturday), selling books and talking to folks at the national reunion of the Sons of Confederate Veter...

Interest article on "Last Confederates" recently appeared in the Statesville Record and Landmark. You can check it out here . Inte...

One of the articles that I read recently was David Keehn's "Strong Arm of Secession: The Knights of the Golden Circle in the Crisis...

David Corbett recently wrote: "I read your post with interest ! I have read that a Major Barry of the 18th ordered the firing and also ...

I’ve spent the past couple of days trying to get caught up on my magazine reading, which I have neglected in my efforts to finish the Mitche...

I am delighted to report that today I sent in the manuscript for Remembering Mitchell County, my fourth book for Arcadia and my ninth book t...

Still not a lot of time for blogging, reading or writing - one week to go on the Mitchell County project, and then I am off to Gettysburg. I...

Folks - I’m off to speak at the Rufus Barringer Civil War Round Table this evening. Be back tomorrow. I’m also in the crunch time to get thi...

I found these Tar Heel soldiers buried in the Marietta Cemetery during my recent trip to Georgia. These Tar Heels died at the old soldiers h...

Yet again, I've had a busy weekend. I spent Friday morning working at the Avery County History Museum. Friday afternoon I interviewed a ...

Today, I read that the North Carolina Historical Publications Office is getting ready to release the next volume of the North Carolina Troop...

Folks - I’ll be in Morganton this evening, speaking and signing books at 7:00 pm at the community center.

Earlier, I wrote that I would post the details of my trip. I'll just post bits and pieces from time to time. One of the last places ...

When I was in Raleigh a couple of weeks ago, I was trying to track down a few sources that the publications committee used in producing the ...

In honor of Memorial Day, here is a photograph of the grave of David Cook, buried in the National Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee. This mig...

One of the places that I visited on my recent trip through north Georgia was the cemetery in Dalton. I had been once before, maybe 15 years ...

Well, I am back at home from a very long week. I had every intention of blogging while I was gone, but I never once pulled ye olde laptop fr...