The Bennett Place Surrender
Having failed to stop Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s army at Bentonville, on March 19-21, 1865, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his troops to Smithfield, North Carolina, some thirty miles east of Raleigh, the state capital. Upon learning that the...
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GEORGIA: Civil War Ancestors Honored Almost a century-and-a-half after the last shots were fired in the Civil War, soldiers who fought the battles were remembered in Van Zandt County on Saturday. The family of Pvt. Elijah Hanks Woolverton hosted a memorial service and...
The Next President?
It’s not smart to get too enthusiastic about any politician. I’ve been disappointed often. I believed Bill Clinton when he said, “the era of big government is over.” I thought George W. Bush was a “small government guy.” And Barack...
Civil War Buff Hits 65 Battlefields
RICHMOND, Va. — Hitting 60-plus battlefields in four years during the Civil War’s 150th anniversary takes as much passion and commitment as getting married or having a child. Rob Orrison has squeezed in all of that since 2011, albeit not without some marital...Obiter Dicta
In 200-plus years of interpreting the free speech clause of the First Amendment, the courts have narrowed and expanded its Read More
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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