News From Around the South 4/20 to 4/27
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...
10 Best Generals of the Civil War
The American Civil War is a source of great fascination to millions of military aficionados. More Americans died in this conflict than any other American has engaged in, before or since. Many of the soldiers who served and the men who led them were amateurs, products...
News From Around the South 4/13 to 4/20
VIRGINIA: Southern Heritage Organizations Love to Exhibit Past The Confederacy holds a special place in the hearts of many Southerners, especially members of heritage organizations. DANVILLE, Va. — “It’s special to me because virtually all of my male ancestors...Obiter Dicta
In a scene in Robert Bolt’s famous play “A Man for All Seasons,” about the treason trial of St. Thomas Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: New S.C. license plate honors Revolutionary War history COLUMBIA – Beginning Jan. 1, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will issue a newly designed standard license plate that Read More