Loyalty & The Battle of Kernstown

Loyalty & The Battle of Kernstown

Loyal – unswerving in allegiance[i] The battle of Kernstown, fought on March 23, 1862, resulted in a Confederate retreat under the cover of darkness and a scored victory for the Union in the Shenandoah Valley. “Stonewall” Jackson’s gamble to regain Winchester had...
News From Around the South 3/14 to 3/21

News From Around the South 3/14 to 3/21

SOUTH CAROLINA: On Jehossee Island, Rare Remnants of History and Big Potential For Research JEHOSSEE ISLAND — This uninhabited island in the Lowcountry’s ACE Basin was the site of one of the largest rice plantations in the South. Today, alligators swim in what used to...
News From Around the South 3/7 to 3/14

News From Around the South 3/7 to 3/14

MARYLAND: Confederate Talbot Boys Statue To Be Removed From Courthouse EASTON, MD — After decades of passionate debate, protests and lawsuits over its removal, a Confederate statue’s residence on Maryland’s Eastern Shore will come to an end Monday. The...