I am happy to argue that a discussion of Civil War underwear is at least as interesting as a movie about Abraham Lincoln and far more interesting than battlefield tactics. This is especially true when we realize the story of underwear is a story about...
Civil War
I had a fairly good sense of violence against white opponents of secession in Texas during the early period of the Civil War, including the massacre of German settlers as.
Civil War reenactors are, by and large, a depressing lot: Some re-enactors have formed camp bands to play music that soldiers enjoyed hearing around battlefield campfires. The most popular tunes.
The tangle between Robert E. Lee imagery, Confederacy worship, white supremacy, and human rights is far too complex to take on in anything shorter than a three volume set (although here's a screed I penned in my frivolous youth) but it's worth noting that the...
I was sitting in a Juneau bar last night when Loomis messaged me about this absurdity by Arthur Herman, who currently appears to be packing away the silver cutlery in.
Richard Slotkin is one of the nation鈥檚 premier historians of violence. Most known for his trilogy on western frontier violence, in recent years Slotkin has turned his attention to the.
A good day to remember the sacrifice of Union soldiers in the crushing of pro-slavery Confederate treason. Also, see McMurtry: And yes, I know I am embedding songs by a Alabaman and a Texan in saying this. Complication and contradiction is the essence of America.
A couple of very interesting Civil War related items this morning. First, the Disunion series published one of its more touching and excellent pieces, on the high suicide rates among.
The New York Times' Disunion series continues to be absolutely fantastic, even if it doesn't get the publicity it did when the series started. And I've been reading Kevin Levin's.
Palestinian and Knesset member Ahmad Tibi takes Republicans to task for using increasing inflamed rhetoric against his people. He takes on Eric Cantor in an interesting way: A man living in a glass home ought not to throw such stones. Cantor's remarks ignored the fact...
To build on Rob's post below, Quiggin's argument is extremely lazy. It's one thing to blame Calhoun for contributing to the Civil War, but Clay and Webster? Rob took care.
On December 24, 1861, the first anniversary of South Carolina's secession from the Union, the Palmetto State celebrated. And it's not surprising because a year into their rebellion, things looked.