Herman Melville’s Terrifying Ride into Mosby’s Confederacy On April 18, 1864, author Herman Melville rode through the twilight, embedded with the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry, on a scouting mission deep in enemy territory. Nearly thirteen years had passed since the forty-four-old Melville had published Moby Dick, a book that was not considered a critical or commercial success…
Category: Southern History
The Will
The Will In my last article, “The Last Will and Testament of a Free Dixian,” a charge was given to those that will inherit what must one day be free and independent South, governed in a confederation of ethnically connected Christian nations. The charge was wide in scope, expansive in its generality, an emotional and spiritual…
Virginia school board restores names of Confederate Leaders at Schools
Virginia school board restores names of Confederate leaders at schools Shenandoah County Public Schools in Virginia will restore the names of two schools previously named after Confederate leaders following efforts from conservative parents. The school system had decided in 2020 to rename two schools previously monikered after three Confederate leaders. Members of the school board voted…
Gun Rights Revisited
Gun Rights Revisited “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” It goes without saying that any visitor to this website is familiar with the text of the Second Amendment; I would also expect that…
Quantity Versus Quality
Quantity Versus Quality Republicans and CPAC clowns often try to rationalize their support for unlimited immigration and these United States’ lack of border security by claiming that we need the economic migrants invading North America to replace our declining population. However, they never attempt to explain why we would need or even want to…
On This Day in History: 1861, Robert E. Lee Named Commander of Virginia Confederate Forces
Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces Damnatio Memoriae for the 21st Century?
On This Day in History 1865: Lincoln is Shot & The South is Avenged
The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War Defending Dixie’s Land: What Every American Should Know About The South And The Civil War
The Days That Communities Fought Back Against Evil
The Days That Communities Fought Back Against Evil There’s no shortage of stories about crime and criminals on the nightly news, these days. It seems we’re currently trapped in a cycle of violent criminal activity, with the bad guys holding communities all over our nation, hostage. We’ve seen this problem before in America, especially…
Thoughts on the “Far-Right” Label
Know Your Real Civil War History: Lincoln’s Tariff War ~ March 2, 1861
Lincoln’s Tariff War ~ March 2, 1861 When Charles Adams published his book For Good and Evil, a world history of taxation, the most controversial chapter by far was the one on whether or not tariffs caused the American War between the States. That chapter generated so much discussion and debate that Adams’s publisher urged…