Abraham Lincoln is the only American president that has literally been deified like a Roman emperor (Like Julius Caesar, his image is the first to be placed on his country’s coinage). Lincoln’s deification eventually spread to the presidency, and then to the entire federal government. The Lincoln myth is thus the ideological cornerstone of the […]
Seven Days Battles
The Seven Days Battles were a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia. June 27th. As the battle roared towards its climax, Lee’s spirits rose. Sending officers to all his division commanders, he said, “Tell them this affair must hang in suspense no […]
The Dahlgren Papers
During the bitter winter of 1863-64, while the armies of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade and General Robert E. Lee occupied winter quarters on the opposite sides of the Rapidan River in northern Virginia, concern deepened in Washington for the welfare of Union prisoners being held in Richmond. The Federal enlisted men penned in the […]
America’s Most Deified Politician
Gettysburg, 1863. . . . has a birthday today that is celebrated throughout the land, especially at neocon think tanks and tabloids. I speak of course of the man the “Straussian” wing of neoconworld refers to as “Father” Abraham Lincoln. So I thought I’d offer some reading suggestions as part of today’s birthday celebration. Lincoln […]
King Philip
General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s last horse of the war (and one of his most favorite) was King Philip. King Philip gained a reputation during the war for hating yankees. During battle, he would kick, bite, and trample yankees. King Philip came home with the general after the war and Forrest ordered that no saddle ever […]
Marcellus Jerome Clarke
a.k.a., “Sue Mundy.” Marcellus Jerome Clarke (1844 – March 15, 1865) was a Confederate captain who in 1864 became one of Kentucky’s most famous guerrillas. He was rumored to be “Sue Mundy”, a character publicized by George Prentice, editor of the Louisville Journal. Marcellus Jerome Clarke was born in Franklin, Kentucky in 1844. At age […]
Allison’s Cavalry
Colonel R.D. Allison Captain, 24th Tennessee Regiment. Later elected Colonel, 24th Tennessee Regiment. Raised Allison’s Cavalry Squadron, Dekalb County, Tennessee 1862. Battles include: Shiloh, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Tunnel Hill. Wounded six times in battle and gained distinction for daring and bravery. Picture courtesy of family collection. Taken: 1870, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Allison’s Tennessee […]
Jack Hinson’s One Man War
Some stories beg to be told, and one of those is that of a man named Jack Hinson—family man turned one-man army and the War of Northern Aggression’s most prolific sniper. At the outbreak of the War to Prevent Southern Independence, Hinson owned a flourishing plantation in Stewart County, Tennessee. The wealthy father of ten […]
Abraham Lincoln’s Terrible War
The war was, on the part of the United States Government, one of aggression and usurpation, and, on the part of the South, was for the defense of an inherent, unalienable right. The great conflict will never be properly comprehended by the man who looks upon it as a war for the preservation of slavery. […]
The Devil’s Punchbowl – 20,000 Freed Slaves Died After Being Forced Into Post Slavery, United States,Yankee, Extermination Camp
YouRube took the video down, found the same video with less cut out. Then YouRube took that video down, found it another place. Ever notice the truth is hate speech to those who HATE the truth? History has always made concentration camps to be synonymous with the atrocities of Nazi Germany. But, America has its […]