Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Just when did Lee know?

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   It had been a successful (but costly) summer campaign. In late June 1862, Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia had pushed the ...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

The Confederate National Anthem

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   As far as we can tell, the Confederate government never adopted a National Anthem. That might seem odd, but the “Star Spangled Banner” wa...
Thursday, September 07, 2023

Did Grant visit the site of Jackson’s death?

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    After Stonewall Jackson was wounded and his arm amputated, he was taken via wagon to the Chandler Farm (also known as Fairfield). The fa...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Most decisive Confederate victories.

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   There was one goal for army commanders: to obliterate the opponent. While this was their objective, it seldom happened. The enemy often e...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Wounded at Chancellorsville

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   Diaries written by common soldiers provide the best insights into the day-to-day life of soldiers. They were not written for wide publica...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Florida Leading the Historiography Charge!

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   There have been tens of thousands of books written about the war. Even with that seemingly gluttonous number, there are huge gaps in that...
Monday, July 03, 2023

One Million

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    I was kind of looking forward to this day – 1,000,000 hits on Looking for the Confederate War (6:00 pm on July 3, 2023). It was a dream ...
Monday, June 26, 2023

Grant’s 1864 plan for North Carolina

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   We seem to have this idea about the Overland Campaign of 1864. Overall Federal commander U.S. Grant was going to steal a march on Robert ...