Looking for the Confederate War

Lately, I've been doing quite a bit of digging into the life of North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Richmond Pearson. Like most ...

It today's anti-Civil War craze, it is nice to see a good quality exhibit on local aspects of the troubles of the 1860s. Mars Hill Univ...

In reading a piece on NPR on how "Confederate Statues were Built to Further a 'White Supremacist Future,'" it is clear th...

I was doing some research recently, and I came across this story. Sometimes, pieces like this make me want to dive in and write about a par...

Once a year, I make the trip from the mountains to Fort Fisher, to speak at during the "Beat the Heat" speaker series. It is usua...

I've been reading a lot of Confederate letter collections the past few weeks, and I have discovered something interesting in the letter...

A few weeks ago, on my return from the living history in Maryland, we stopped by Lexington and spent a few moments with Stonewall Jackson. ...

The battlefield at dusk.  Over three decades, this crazy life I live has taken me to some pretty remarkable places. The archives and li...

In November 1863, a group of dissidents left Wilkes County, bound for Knoxville, and the 10th Tennessee Cavalry (US). As the story goes, t...

   He probably started off as a Confederate soldier, deserted, joined the Union army, and even had a fort named for him. But when it comes ...

There are a half dozen people from the 1860s whom I have spent a great deal of time researching: Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, James H. Lane...

How about a few updates! General's Lee's Immortals: The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane Brigade in the Army of Northern ...

Paul Cameron Do you even know who Paul Cameron is? In 1860, he was considered the wealthiest man in North Carolina. He reportedly owned...

Friends - I'll be speaking at Lees-McRae College this Thursday evening, April 6, at 7:00 pm, in the Evans Auditorium. Topic is Richmond...

If you go to Google, and type in Old Red Fox, the image and story of East Tennessee Unionist Dan Ellis pops up. The Carter County native pi...

We don't seem to talk much about Statesville and the War. And to be honest, not that much went on there during the conflict. Or, maybe ...

   On September 1, 1863, Joseph Grubb, a private in the 4th Tennessee Infantry (US), made a recruiting sweep through the Laurel community o...

   As spring and summer approach, I seem to find myself talking more and more about Gettysburg. People stop me and want my take on what to ...

Not long ago, I was listening to a podcast, and the host confessed that he had yet to watch any of the PBS series Mercy Street. The host s...