This is the grave of the traitor J.E.B. Stuart. James Ewell Brown Stuart was born in 1833 on a plantation near the Virginia-North Carolina border. His family had long political and military connection
The South produces some, uh, interesting ideas about the Civil War. Dinosaur Kingdom II in Virginia is a sci-fi alt-history theme park in which dinosaurs defeat the Union Army. We asked the creator ab
My contempt for the historical reenactor community knows no bounds. History is not about playing dress up and pretending you are in the past, especially given how the reenacting community largely eras
I haven’t blogged in a few days because I’ve been spending your generous donations seeing graves of many of the most despicable humans in American history. And a few good ones too. But rea
This is the grave of Charles Wilkes. Born in New York City in 1798 and raised by an aunt who would be the first person born in the United States canonized by the Catholic Church, Wilkes attended Colum
Parade of Confederate veterans, Jacksonville, Florida, 1914 In the past, although not so much lately, I’ve received comments when writing about issues such as the Civil War that all of this disc
Were you waiting with baited breath for Julian Assange’s thoughts about Abraham Lincoln? I don't get it. If the buck stops with the President Isn't Lincoln the worst? Surely more tools t
This is the grave of Charles Sumner. Born in Boston in 1811, Sumner’s family were strong abolitionists and of course their son picked this up with passion. He graduated from Harvard in 1830 and