Looking for the Confederate War

As part of the ongoing commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the North Carolina Office of Archives and History is working ...

T here is much going on this upcoming weekend. We'll be at the Olde Timey Days in Burnsville this Saturday, talking about   the War...

RALEIGH – Destruction was felt around homes and communities as backyards were turned into battlefields in North Carolina during the Civil ...

I had a great question on Monday night while speaking in Thomasville - did the band of the 26th NCT stand and play "Nearer My God to Th...

Since I'm going to be writing a history of a city and the War, I thought maybe I should read a couple of similar texts on other cities...

This past Monday, I had the opportunity to speak at Wilkes Community College. The purpose of the gathering was to celebrate the release ...

Once again, I am spending much of this week on the road. Yesterday, I was at Wilkes Community College, speaking at the premier of Sharyn M...

Time for a look around the Old North State and what is making news... In case you have not heard, the mayor/city council in Reidsv...

Looks like I'll be traveling a lot this week. On Tuesday evening (September 6), I'll be visiting with the Yadkinville Gray Eagles ...

I dug this out of the Charlotte News (05/16/1890) recently - what do you think - was Clingman just blowing smoke?  Washington Letter...

Many of you are friends on facebook, and I frequently post short notes about what I am working on or where I am off to. Today, I decided ...

Greetings friends! The Col. John B. Palmer Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has embarked on a new project. John W. McElroy, a native...

We had a great time this past Saturday talking about Watauga County and the War. Chris Hartley, author of the new book on Stoneman's Rai...

I will confess - I've been doing some type of program about the Watauga County area at the library in Boone for over a decade now. I ...

Friends, here is an image that I shot at Bentonville a week or so ago. It is of one of their new tombstones. I believe that they are stil...

It is rare for me to be without a contract for some type of book. I mean, I turn in one manuscript, and often before I have proofs back, I a...

I hope you will join us!

I came up with an idea last night - how did the rest of the country perceive North Carolina's secession struggle. Here are some newsp...

I had a great time signing books and speaking at the Bentonville Battlefield this past Saturday. A conversation with one of the patrons led ...

“A Patchwork of History: Quilts, Soldiers and North Carolina ’s Civil War Sacrifice” FOUR OAKS -- Bentonville Battlefield will present “A...