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Some battlefields, like Gettysburg or Fort Fisher, I visit on a regular or at least annual schedule. Murfreesboro is not one of them. My f...

There are many monuments to Zebulon Baird Vance, North Carolina's War-time governor. The large one in Pack Square (which our friends...

RALEIGH – Determination, commitment and pride are among many characteristics of North Carolinians depicted in the “ Freedom, Sacrifice, Mem...

A couple of weeks ago, "Bert" posted a review on Amazon.com of my book Civil War Charlotte. While "Bert" meant the ...

Folks - I'll be out and about the rest of the month. If you are close by to any of these, stop and say hi! October 23, Avery Coun...

Lots of exciting things going on this weekend. On Saturday, October 20, I'll be participating in a Civil War living history at the M...

This past weekend, I was in Gettysburg, and I found a good deal on a used drum for living history/reenacting programs. I had a drum when...

There are a small number of graves in the Confederate section of Elmwood Cemetery in Columbia, South Carolina, identified as being those...

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...

Instead of me trying to retell the story, I'll just let the marker at Fort Fisher do that. This image was taken in July 2011. Her...

Mayo's Bridge, across the James River on the south side of Richmond, Virginia, first opened in 1788. Numerous Confederate soldiers f...

Built in 1848/9, the Gaston County Courthouse in Dallas served the people of Gaston County until 1911 when the county seat was moved to ...

A couple of weeks ago, I was doing some research and came across this account of a Federal POW jumping a train as it traveled from Danvi...

Folks - I'll be at one of these fine place this week. if you are in the area, please stop by and say hi! Wednesday, September 26 ...

Richard Burnett lived in Franklin County where, at the age of 28, he enlisted on October 18, 1862. He was mustered in as a private in Comp...

C. C. McKenzie was living in Sampson County when he enlisted at the age of 20 on March 27, 1862. He was mustered in as a private in Comp...

David W. Ferrill was 30 years old when he enlisted in Rowan County on July 4, 1862, in Company B, 57th North Carolina Troops. He was hos...

Sorry about the slow posting as of late. I've been traveling, speaking to various groups. On one of my trips, I was speaking to the ...

Folks, here is a rundown of where I'll be speaking this week: Tuesday, 9/11/2012 - Yancey County and the Civil War - Burnsville (...

My travels take me many places, and I consider myself blessed. In June of 2010, I visited and spoke with the Civil War Round Table in Co...