News from Around the South 9/11 to 9/16
Alabama: Selma Moves Forward with Plans to Sell Confederate Circle SELMA, Ala. — The Selma City Council took a step toward solving a 136-year-old question of ownership Tuesday evening. The council voted 4-1 to begin the process of selling an acre of land in Old...VA headstone policy wrong
CLEVELAND, Ohio – If Ira Cook had died today, chances are there’d be no problem getting a headstone for him from the Memorial Affairs Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides that service for all U.S. veterans. But Cook, a black Union Army...Marrow of Tragedy
Walt Whitman, who volunteered in military hospitals, knew the gruesomeness of the “real” Civil War firsthand. He described the war not as a glorious national crusade to defend the Union or to eradicate slavery, but rather as “an unending, universal mourning-wail of...News from Around the South 9/2 – 9/9
Georgia: Chickamauga Battlefield Prepares for 150th Anniversary CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. — You won’t have to be a Civil War buff to appreciate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga. Its coming up on September 14th and 15th, and the National Park...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: USC students are studying Southern history through barbecue A University of South Carolina course is using smoked pork and sauce traditions to teach students about Southern history, culture Read More