Rape & The Civil War

Rape & The Civil War

by | May 2, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

President Lincoln’s General Orders No. 100, also known as the Lieber Code of 1863, set clear rules for engaging with enemy combatants. But the code also clarified how Union soldiers should treat civilians, and in particular women. Largely forgotten today, the Lieber...

Chancellorsville

by | Apr 25, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

“My plans are perfect, and when I start to carry them out may God have mercy on General Lee, for I will have none.” — Union General Joseph Hooker It had been several months since the embarrassing Mud March and the removal of Union Gen. Ambrose...

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’...
News from Around the South 3/4 – 3/11

News from Around the South 3/4 – 3/11

by | Mar 11, 2013 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Virginia: Civil War Sailors Buried ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — More than 150 years after the USS Monitor sank off North Carolina during the Civil War, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad’s turret when it was raised a decade ago were buried Friday at Arlington...