News From Around the South 4/15 – 4/22

by | Apr 22, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Georgia: Mayor Praises Confederate Memorial Effort MARIETTA, Ga. — Members of the United Daughters of Confederacy Kennesaw Chapter were joined by a little over 50 others Sunday to celebrate Confederate Memorial Day. The family friendly event was held at the...

News From Around the South 4/8 – 4/15

by | Apr 15, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

  Tenessee: Sons of Confederate Veterans Diss Memphis Over Parks Choice MEMPHIS — The Sons of Confederate Veterans International chose Richardson, Texas, over Memphis for its 2016 annual convention in part because of “negative publicity” over Memphis’...

Surrender Anniversary

by | Apr 12, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

The national capital of the Confederate States of America, Richmond, Va., fell to the Union Army 148 years ago this month, after 10 months of bloody horror in the muddy bug-infested trenches around nearby Petersburg, Va., as the Union armies tightened their noose...

"Every Last Chicken"

by | Apr 9, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

The Civil War was fought in two critical arenas, the battlefield and the home front. Military battles generated the most drama, and usually receive the most attention. But ultimately the civilian struggle proved just as significant. The South was hit early, and hit...
News from Around the South 3/25 – 4/1

News from Around the South 3/25 – 4/1

by | Apr 1, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

North Carolina: Confederate Flag at old Capitol Draws Anger  RALEIGH, N.C. — A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is raising concern with civil rights leaders. The flag was raised...