This is the grave of P.G.T. Beauregard. Born in 1818 in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, Beauregard grew up in the sugar planting elite, meaning slaves, slaves, slaves. He was the.
This is the grave of Thomas Cobb. Born in 1823 in Jefferson County, Georgia, Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, or T.R.R. Cobb as he was know in his writings, was very.
Treason in Defense of Slavery recruitment poster, Floyd County, Virginia, 1862
This is the grave of John Floyd. Born in 1806 in Blacksburg, Virginia, Floyd grew up in the Virginia elite. His father, also named John, would later be governor and.
This is the grave of Waldo Johnson. Born in 1817 in Bridgeport, Virginia (today, West Virginia), Johnson grew up fairly well (especially given this is a pretty poor part of.
This is the grave of Francis Wardlaw. It is rare that I have little to say on these grave posts. Francis Wardlaw was the author of the South Carolina Ordinance.
This is the grave of Thomas Bragg. Born in 1810 in Warrenton, North Carolina, Bragg grew up in a slaveholding family, not quite elite, but certainly more than comfortable enough.
Well, at least something good happened today. A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed.Virginia Gov..
