Death and Despair: Civil War Prisons

MILLEN, Ga. — John Charles Tarsney crossed the prisoner of war camp and spied an emaciated Union soldier to whom he had given a drink of water the evening before. “He had died during the night and was little more than a dead skeleton,” Tarsney later...

In Defense of Southern Charm

Southern Charm has been a target of public criticism and anger in Charleston before it even aired a single episode on Bravo. Although a good amount of locals say the show doesn’t matter to them or they refuse to watch, it is easy to find fresh coverage with either a...

Whither Southern Nationalism?

This short address by self-proclaimed Southern Nationalist and League of the South member, Harold Crews, came across my YouTube feed this morning. It’s actually quite interesting. Crews’s argument is straightforward: As a member of the SCV he fully supports the goal...

News from Around the South 4/21 – 4/28

GEORGIA: Groups Remember Ancestors at Confederate Cemetery MARIETTA — Beneath large shade trees and in the midst of thousands of Confederate flags perched near tombstones Sunday, the Daughters of Confederate Veterans on Confederate Memorial Day honored their ancestors...

God Movies Make Money

The accountants in Hollywood don’t have to believe in heaven to notice the box office numbers on recent movies with religious themes. “Heaven Is for Real” opened in the days before Easter and grossed more than $22 million, coming in second for the...

CSA Memorial Day

Sir Winston Churchill once said: “The flags of the Confederate States of America were very important and a matter of great pride to those citizens living in the Confederacy. They are also a matter of great pride for their descendants as part of their heritage and...