Civil War Bones Tell Horror Story
The bullet probably hit the Union soldier as he was fleeing. It may have struck his cartridge box first, which sent it tumbling through the muscle of his right buttock, broke his right leg and buried itself sideways in his thigh bone just below the hip. His buddies...
How Republicans Went Soft on Communism
If you had told Ronald Reagan in 1988 that in 30 years, the president of the United States would be chummy with communist dictators in China and North Korea, eager to please a brutal Kremlin autocrat, and indifferent to the needs of our military allies, he might have...
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston Considers Apologizing for Slavery The city of Charleston may become the next Southern city to apologize for its role in the slave trade, and the timing is significant. City Council will consider a two-page apology resolution Tuesday, which...News From Around the South 6/5 to 6/12
GEORGIA: Georgia Teen’s Civil War Diary to Be Published MACON, Ga. — LeRoy Wiley Gresham’s short, painful life in Macon ended about the same time as the Civil War, but he left behind a legacy treasured by historians. Starting in 1860 at the age of 12, a...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: With location and design selected, SC’s Robert Smalls monument needs funding The monument is expected to cost between $1 million and $2 million for the cost of the Read More