Looking for the Confederate War

There is an article in today’s Star News Online about a second excavation at Fort Anderson/Brunswick Town. Check it out here. The Salisbury...

Sorry for the lack of post for the last week. We spent the week at my mom and dad’s in Florida, and I planned to continuing posting from the...

There is an interesting article about St. Mary’s School in Raleigh in the Raleigh Public Record . The article describes a few of the events ...

Well, yesterday I received a order for a copy of my book on the Thirty-seventh North Carolina Troops. A gentleman in New York has purchased ...

While out and about on Sunday afternoon, I photographed another grave on Henson’s Creek (Avery County) that I thought I would share with you...

I started writing this blog yesterday, but I hit a road block. I’ll explain shortly – here is what I wrote: I like lists. And I look to know...

As you read this, the 142nd observance of Confederate Memorial Day in North Carolina is drawing to a close. There were numerous activities t...

Well, it is that time of year – for Confederate Memorial Day services. We’ve been having Confederate Memorial Day services in North Carolin...

A quick look around. There is a article on Blue Ridge Now on the Civil War display at the museum in Henderson County – check it out here . ...

Glad to be back home from my short trip to Roanoke. I spoke and signed books Monday evening for the Fincastle Rifles Camp #1326 of the SCV. ...

Greetings folks! Kim Wetmore will be presenting a program at the Hickory Public Library entitled “Hickory’s Cold Mountain” on Tuesday evenin...

I’ve been more perturbed over the events last week at the Pine Hill Cemetery in Auburn, Alabama, than I care to even admit. If you are not a...

Several interesting pieces in the news this week. There is an article in the Durham Herald – Sun this week about upcoming events at the Be...

I think I have said (written) this before: writing history often presents more questions than it does answers. Here is my question of the we...

I finally finished writing about the battle of Bentonville yesterday afternoon. I think the chapters on the 58th NCT’s involvement at Benton...

Well, time for a look around. A few days ago, the Winston-Salem Journal ran a short piece on the excavations at Fort Anderson. You can read...

Greetings folks! Just wanted to let everyone know that I will be speaking tonight (actually the meeting starts a little after five pm) in Bo...

I had the misfortune to watch Gettysburg: The Battle That Changed America on the Military Channel last night. There were a few appropriate-...

For those of you who want to keep up with the dig at Fort Anderson you can check a couple of sources. The first is from WECT TV6 – this post...

In the mass of email I have answered today (did I get to yours?) I had someone ask about William Young Farthing. Here is what I know about h...