The Story of Civil War Sniper Jack Hinson and His Rifle I can also recommend the book Jack Hinson’s One Man War, A Civil War Sniper by Lt. Col. Tom McKenney, USMC (Ret.)
Category: History of the Civil War
Top 5 Biographies of Robert E. Lee
1. R.E. Lee by Douglas Southall Freeman Published in 1934, this four-volume book by Douglas Southall Freeman chronicles all of the major events and highlights of Robert E. Lee’s military career. The book discusses everything from Lee’s experiences in the Mexican-War to his surrender at Appomattox. Freeman depicts Lee as an honest, straightforward man who is…
Know Your Southern History: Why We Eat Black-Eyed Peas
Why We Eat Black-Eyed Peas Grandson (excitedly): “Wait, I think I know!: was it black-eyed peas?” Grandpa: “Yes, that’s right. Although our ancestors from those days usually called them by other names such as ‘cornfield peas’ or ‘cow peas.’” Grandson: “Why did they call them that?” Grandpa: “They called them cow peas because they fed them to their cattle and…
Never Forget What They Have Done
FUSA Bulletin: Gone but Never Forgotten
Yesterday marked the final removal of ALL Public Confederate Statues in Richmond, Virginia, the former Capital of the Confederate States of America (CSA). The Last Statue to be removed was of Confederate Lt. General A.P. Hill. On the surface it seems the woke black cultural marxist and their cucked white liberal entourage have been successful…
Requiem for a Culture Part 4: The Amelia Christmas Parade
H/T WRSA Requiem for a Culture Part 4: The Amelia Christmas Parade This is the fourth essay in an occasional series. Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” -William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun, Act I, Scene III (page 80 in the Vintage paperback edition)
Requiem for a Culture Part 3: The Battle of Staunton River Bridge
Requiem for a Culture, Part 3: The Battle of Staunton River Bridge On June 23rd General Lee sent word to Captain Benjamin Farinholt, who commanded a battalion of reserves charged with defending the bridge, warning him that the Federals were about to come down hard on him, and ordering him to prevent the bridge…
Know Your Southern History: Major General Patrick Cleburne, CSA
Cleburne Part I: The Making of an Irish-Southern Nationalist The following is a four-part series on the life of Major General Patrick Cleburne, C.S.A. It derives heavily from two sources, “Cleburne and His Command,” by Captain Irving A. Buck, C.S.A., (1908), and “Stonewall of the West: Patrick Cleburne & the Civil War,” by Professor Craig…
The Noble Carolinians, A Walk to Remember
The Noble Carolinians, A Walk to Remember “The Empire is a slow and methodical killer, especially for our people. It has slowly bled us since 1861. If it does not destroy our bodies, on foreign battlefields for vain glory and gold, as in the case of my father, it will most certainly destroy our…
A Refutation of Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War by T.J. Stiles
Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War Being a writer, historian and defender of Southern History, more specifically “Reconstruction Era” Southern/Confederate History that is rife with political bias and inaccuracies by writers looking to demonize not only the Confederate cause but also the good, God fearing Southern people (many of them my relatives)…