Looking for the Confederate War

Two books out in one year? Yes sir! I actually never planned to have two books come out within three General Lee's Immortals to be rel...

Ok. That one is pretty easy. Almost everyone agrees it was the 18th North Carolina Troops who shot Jackson. It was not their fault: it was ...

We here in North Carolina talk a great deal about Stoneman's 1865 raid through the western parts of North Carolina. His troopers fought...

From time to time, I've made posts on growing a good library. If you have unlimited funds, then you can order away and stock you shelve...

18th NC flag, NC Museum of History  Did the Branch-Lane brigade have the most recognizable flags in the Confederacy? Quite possi...

Preserving flags is no small undertaking. A wool bunting flag can cost several thousand dollars. A silk flag, $20,000. States and museums r...

In case you missed the facebook announcement, I received my first case of General Lee's Immortals yesterday. The rest will arrive next...

Is it possible to be in favor of a new country (the Confederate States of America) and not be a believer in secession? Yes, it was. Thomas R...

Is it possible to read both broadly and deeply into one subject? Early in 2017, because of my interest in the life of North Carolina Chief J...

While working on my images for General Lee's Immortals, I made an interesting discovery. There is inconsistency on the spelling of Frazi...

   Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, I am happy to announce that General Lee's Immortals: The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-La...

A milestone - this marks my 1,000th blog post! It took me eleven years to reach this post. What a journey! And, thanks for sharing it with m...

A few days ago, I saw a poll on facebook, asking people what areas still need coverage regarding the war. Well in front of the pack was ...

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. ...