Looking for the Confederate War

Well, it's been yet another wild year. I've been to some great places and met some great folks. Highlights include the trip to H...

So I wonder, who was "OLD JOHNNY REB" from Loafer's Glory (Mitchell County, NC)? Probably served in either the 6th or 16th...

For the past few days, I've been working on an intense survey of the gravesites of Confederate and Union soldiers buried in the Toe ...

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

A couple of weeks ago, I posted information on a member of the 40th United States Colored Troops who is buried in the Hardin Cemetery in A...

Once again, it has been too long since I did this. But here it goes, a look around the different news sources for stories connected to N...

Folks - I'm taking this week off from blogging. I hope you and your family have a good Thanksgiving. And I am thankful, thankful tha...

In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in North Carolina, the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh is presenting a three-pa...

Henry Wyatt was the Southern first hero in a long war. Wyatt was a Virginia native, but was living in Edgecombe County when the war brok...

For years, I've known about the grave of the Rev. Turner Chambers. He is buried at the Peter Harding Cemetery in Avery County, not far...

It must have been a long walk for the Tar Heel soldiers. An unknown North Carolina soldier wrote: "Blow Gabriel blow! My God, let h...

In March 1865, recently re-appointed Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston planned one more final assault.   The Union army under Gen. ...

The United States Arsenal in Fayetteville was constructed in 1838. "The cornerstone for the Arsenal was laid April 9, 1838. It was ...

I know that I've posted on the 26th NCT at Gettysburg, but on a recent trip to the 'burg, I got this good photo of Willoughby...

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...