New Civil War Titles

New Civil War Titles

by | Jan 24, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

As the world becomes more connected through the Internet, it’s becoming easier for scholars to turn up new data about the Civil War, on which far more books have been written than about any other event in U.S. history. Libraries and museums are increasingly putting...
News from Around the South 1/14 – 1/21

News from Around the South 1/14 – 1/21

by | Jan 21, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Florida: Re-Enactors Celebrate Battle, Camp Life The American Civil War was probably pretty difficult for all who took part. But with all the issues the soldiers and noncombatants faced in the 1860s, they didn’t have to worry about car alarms blaring. Union and...
Civil War Christmas

Civil War Christmas

by | Dec 25, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

It’s difficult to write about the Civil War at Christmas time, since during that time of war, battles and skirmishes, most folks just did not sit down and commit their thoughts of Yuletide observances to paper and ink, that is if they had ink.  But Christmas was...
News from Around the South 12/10-12/17

News from Around the South 12/10-12/17

by | Dec 17, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Georgia: Teen’s Diary Provides Perspective on Civil War From atop Macon’s College Street, a disabled teen seemed to have little to look forward to except satisfying his voracious hunger for news of the Civil War. More than 150 years later, the world can now view...
Civil War Journalism

Civil War Journalism

by | Dec 12, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

New technologies and a growing demand for information during the US Civil War forever changed the nation’s press, according to a book by journalism professor Ford Risley. It was absolutely an important moment in the history of the press,” says Penn State’s Risley....