by RIS Secure | Feb 24, 2014 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Virginia: Civil War Soldier’s Letters Return Home DANVILLE, Va. — For 150 years, the letters written by a Confederate soldier — Pvt. Joseph Payne — back home to his wife in the Whitmell community of Pittsylvania County were carefully stored by descendants who...
by RIS Secure | Feb 20, 2014 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Let the reader beware. At a recent confab at a billionaire’s ranch, an elite gathering of business titans agreed to spend $100 million — thanks to legal loopholes that allow them to skirt federal campaign contribution limits — to elect like-minded politicians...
by RIS Secure | Feb 17, 2014 | Archive, Southern Partisan
CHARLESTON, S.C. — On a clear, moonlight night 150 years ago, the hand-cranked Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley glided out over glassy seas off South Carolina, sailing into history as the first submarine ever to sink an enemy warship. A century and a half later — and...
by RIS Secure | Feb 13, 2014 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Politicians say, “We’re all equal,” and pretend that they represent everyone. But, in fact, they constantly pick winners and losers. America is now like the place described in George Orwell’s book “Animal Farm”: “All animals...
by RIS Secure | Feb 12, 2014 | Archive, Southern Partisan
January 19 marked 207 years since the birth of Robert E. Lee. Known primarily as the general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during America’s Civil War, he is revered by some for his sterling character and military genius, while being denounced by...
by RIS Secure | Feb 11, 2014 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Georgia: Confederate Flag-post by Demoted Officer Not Protected by First Amendment A deputy police chief demoted after posting on Facebook a Confederate flag image may not proceed with his First Amendment retaliation claims, a federal district court in Georgia ruled....