by editor | Feb 3, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
War Myths (Image credit: Arlington National Cemetery) One hundred and fifty years after the Civil War began, its echoes are still felt across the United States in lingering divisions between North and South, in debates over the flying of the Confederate flag, and even...
by editor | Feb 3, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
SOUTH CAROLINA: Confederate Relic Room Ponders Name Change COLUMBIA, S.C. — Museums nationwide are facing fierce competition for both eyes and wallets amid shrinking government resources. South Carolina’s oldest military history museum is no different. But the...
by editor | Jan 30, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The president of the United States is on trial in the Senate. It is an impeachment trial and, thus far, has consisted of remarks made by impeachment managers from the House of Representatives, who have argued that the president should be removed from office for abuse...
by editor | Jan 28, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act that had been enacted by Congress over his veto in 1867. Defying the law, Johnson fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, without getting Senate approval, as the act required him to...
by editor | Jan 27, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
A glass bottle filled with rusted nails may not sound like much of an archaeological find. But this Civil War artifact could represent a type of talisman that was popular for warding off evil spirits: a “witch bottle.” Researchers found the bottle at a...