News from Around the South 7/15 – 7/22
South Carolina: ‘Glory’ Battle, Soldiers Remembered SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. — Civil War re-enactors gathered on a wind-swept beach and marked the 150th anniversary Thursday of the famed attack by the black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry — a...Photos Show Life Between Battles
For many, the name Mathew Brady is synonymous with Civil War photography. Brady (1823-1896) was one of the most prolific photographers of the 19th century, creating a visual documentation of the Civil War period (1860-65) in the form of more than 10,000 images. But...Memorials Planned for Civil War Britons
Two war memorials – one in Liverpool and the other in the US state of Virginia, where much of the fighting took place – are being proposed by a British group of historians. Although Britain was officially neutral in the conflict, thousands of men born in...Re-Enacting Pickett's Charge
On July 3, 2013 in the hot sun of the early afternoon, I stood not too far from the Virginia Monument on Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg. I’ve stood there many times before and would meditate on what would motivate men to make that long walk to the stone wall under fire...Obiter Dicta
“Which is better — to be ruled by one tyrant 3,000 miles away or by 3,000 tyrants one mile away?” Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: He died fighting for America’s independence at 14. He’s only just been identified Thirteen of America’s first ever veterans lie beneath a towering pine forest that was once Read More