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How Americans rallied to find hope after the worst Good Friday in US history
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe worst Good Friday in U.S. history began with good spirits, as Americans rejoiced that the Civil...
James Longstreet’s Lessons in Leadership
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoPhoto: Courtesy of Getty Images. Leaders fail in different ways. Some are leaders in name only. They have followers aplenty yet live by the mantra of the...
Today in History: April 9, Lee surrenders to Grant
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Sunday, April 9, the 99th day of 2023. There are 266 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered ...
Juneteenth has a complicated history that we need to understand even as we celebrate | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 11 months agoOpEd: Since I had two great grand-fathers who were in Galveston a month before General Granger...
The Least Irredeemable Confederate General Is Finally Getting His Day in the Sun
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt’s hard to see Elizabeth Varon’s new biography of James Longstreet becoming a runaway bestseller,...
‘Manhunt’ Is Too Boring for a Series About the Search for Abraham Lincoln’s Assassin
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApple TV+Put yourself in the buttoned-up boots of the average American citizen in April of 1865. A...
Fact check: SCOTUS ruling, history contradict claim Texas has ‘absolute legal right’ to secede
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: The Constitution creates an ‘absolute legal right’ to secede A Feb. 24 Facebook video...
Tuberville ends holdout on most high-ranking military nominations
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAlabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in November 2023. Drew...
Forgotten no more: Marker will be dedicated for Civil War soldier from Coshocton County
Gannett via AOL· 4 weeks agoNEW BEDFORD ‒ Coshocton County native Solomon Duncan served four years in the Union Army during the...
This devastating bombing was courtesy of Confederate Secret Service
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCaptured Confederate ordnance, including torpedos and artillery shells. The Confederate high command...