by RIS Secure | Jun 13, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Civil War buffs have long speculated about how different the war might have been if only the Confederacy had won formal recognition from Britain. But few recognize how close that came to happening — and how much pro-Southern sympathy in Britain was built on a lie....
by RIS Secure | Jun 11, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The commemoration of this year’s milestone anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will include amenities that soldiers would have relished 150 years ago. A groomed path to the top of Little Round Top. Expanded cellphone coverage. Dozens...
by RIS Secure | May 17, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson died 150 years ago but the actual cause of his death has been a subject of debate. And it was again at the 20th annual Historical Clinicopathological Conference in Maryland. Jackson got the...
by RIS Secure | May 16, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan
In a few weeks, an estimated 4 million visitors are expected to descend upon the picturesque southern Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, which has a population of less than 8,000. They’re coming by the millions to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of...
by RIS Secure | 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...