Looking for the Confederate War

Early today, I was digging around and came across something that I've been telling folks did not happen: escaped slaves on the "u...

Folks - since I am going to be speaking in Davie County tonight, I thought we would take a few minutes and look at Davie County and the Wa...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson is coming to Raleigh in April to present a lecture at the N.C. Museum of History. Widely kn...

      This past Saturday, I had an opportunity to speak at the dedication of the new Camp Mast North Carolina Civil War Trail marker in we...

MANTEO - The Friends of the Outer Banks History Center will bring renowned sculptor and painter Gary Casteel to the Outer Banks to present ...

Friends, I'll be out signing books this week with New York Times bestselling author (and friend) Sharyn McCrumb. Sharyn recently re-r...

RALEIGH – The Civil War savaged lives yet secured the future of generations in North Carolina and the rest of the nation, and altered the c...

BEAUFORT - Cannons and cavalry, music and living history - Step back to 1862 as the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort offers a f...

Friends, I've not done this in forever, but here is a look around at different news stories concerning the War in North Carolina. T...

RALEIGH - Another wave of volunteers will descend on battlefields in North Carolina and across the nation. However, unlike the Civil War vo...

Friends, I'll be at the Bristol Motor Speedway this afternoon and evening, signing books, with New York Times bestselling author Shary...

(Bentonville, N.C.) – The North Carolina Natural Heritage Trust Fund on Feb. 27 approved a $355,000 grant to acquire 120 acres that will be...

FOUR OAKS - On Saturday, March 17, visitors to the Bentonville Battlefield "War So Terrible" Civil War medical program will have...

Lately, I've been slowly reading through Rable's God's Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War. I c...

Johnson C. Smith University is excited to host a one-day conference titled "From Slavery to Freedom in the North Carolina Piedmont....

Folks - sorry for the lack of posts this month. If you've followed along for any length of time, you've noticed that when I get cl...

RALEIGH – Since the beginning of the Civil War (1861-1865) 150 years have passed, but its widespread impact and defining characteristics re...

Of all of North Carolina political figures, none rarely rank above Zebulon B. Vance. This US Congressman, Governor, and US Senator, who le...

FOUR OAKS - Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site will present a weekend program, March 17-18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., demonstrating ...