New Clues to CSS Hunley Mystery
An unused pair of snorkel hoses might have doomed the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, researchers said, after finding the vital equipment stowed in the ship. Without the connection, the crew couldn’t have lasted more than two hours submerged, until they just ran...
Be Cautious of Orderly Election Narratives
Here’s what you can expect to see between now and the 2020 elections, which are less than a year away: an endless parade of so-called experts who will strain each day’s political events through their ideological sieves in attempts to give them meaning....
News From Around the South 10/28 to 11/4
TENNESSEE: Civil War Markers Detail Black History Public commemoration of Franklin’s past got a little fuller this week, after five markers detailing the city’s African American history were unveiled near its most prominent Confederate statue. More than 200 people...
News From Around the South 11/4 to 11/11
NORTH CAROLINA: Dixie Classic Fair Changes Name WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — After months of debate, city leaders in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, voted to change the name of the annual Dixie Classic Fair to the Carolina Classic Fair. The Dixie Classic Fair just...
Civil War Ghosts at Harper’s Ferry
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County is well known for its American Civil War history. The town was the site of John Brown’s Raid, the Battle of Harpers Ferry, and the town changed hands from Union to Confederate several times. Harpers Ferry saw so much destruction during...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston historian uncovers date SC flag was first flown. It’s not the design we know today. A Charleston historian has uncovered brand new information about the first recorded Read More