Civil War
Dead horses after Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
The Harrisburg Patriot and Union issues an apology for its 1863 dismissal of the Gettysburg Address, which read: We pass over the silly remarks of the President. For the credit.
C. Joseph Genetin-Pilawa's piece on Seneca tribal member and Union officer Ely Parker is pretty interesting, but the real kicker is at the end. For we completely erase Native Americans.
The fact that Jefferson Davis played a role in giving the Civil War its name and that the name is a product of the losers writing the history of a.
Just in case you get into any causes of the Civil War discussion during Sunday barbecue with the in-laws or something. Here's E.S. Dargan's speech at the Alabama secession convention:.
The Richmond Daily Dispatch, July 29, 1863, arguing that God would not allow the South to become like Mexico: The convulsion which is to cause a permanent disruption of the.
In a world where Rand Paul, America's greatest defender of civil liberties, not only employs a key adviser with a sideline as the "Southern Avenger" but defends it as a.
Today is the 150th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. I'll have a Bloggingheads diavlog with Kevin Levin up shortly; until then... Five lessons from Gettysburg.