News From Around the South 1/29 to 2/5

News From Around the South 1/29 to 2/5

NORTH CAROLINA: Group to Fly 100 Confederate Battle Flags in Counties Across State DURHAM, N.C. — The Confederate battle flag is a symbol that often fuels gut and knee-jerk emotional reactions among those who fly it and those who see it fly. Arguments stem from...
More Fun With the Clintons

More Fun With the Clintons

WASHINGTON — “Scandalous” — that is the name that Fox News Channel has chosen for a multipart documentary it is airing on Sunday evenings. If you missed it this week, watch it in the weeks to come. It promises a lot of har-hars. The documentary covers the...
Civil War Advanced Naval Tech

Civil War Advanced Naval Tech

The land battles of the Civil War, like the Battle of Gettysburg, often draw much of the attention when discussing the war. And they should — many of these conflicts were massive in scope, accounting for tens of thousands of casualties. However, the Civil War was also...
Too Many Wars, Too Many Enemies

Too Many Wars, Too Many Enemies

If Turkey is not bluffing, U.S. troops in Manbij, Syria, could be under fire by week’s end, and NATO engulfed in the worst crisis in its history. Turkish President Erdogan said Friday his troops will cleanse Manbij of Kurdish fighters, alongside whom U.S. troops...
Wartime Culture of Letter Writing

Wartime Culture of Letter Writing

Sarepta Revis was a 17-year-old newlywed when her husband left their North Carolina home to fight in the Confederate States Army. Neither had much schooling, and writing did not come easily to them. Still, they exchanged letters with some regularity, telling each...