Author of a Southern Anthem
The Confederate States of America did not have an official anthem. However, several songs popularized during its four years in existence stirred the soul of the fledgling nation. The playlist
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Portraits on The Point: Representative photographs by the studio of Robert M. and James B. Linn
By Dr. Anthony Hodges with images from his and other collections After the guns fell silent in late November 1863, Chattanooga transitioned from the front line of battle to that
A Georgia Boy’s Southern Exposure
Some of the finest writing produced during the Civil War derives from the diaries of those who lived it. Witness the vivid prose of South Carolina’s Mary Boykin Chesnut, the
Here Among the Chiefs: The Cherokee Nation’s Lewis Downing, in gray and blue
By Scott Vezeau and Ronald S. Coddington The pop and crack of small arms fire shattered the stillness of a northwest Arkansas afternoon in the autumn of 1862. The gunplay
The Virtuous Knight of the Orphan Brigade: Kentucky’s Lafayette Hewitt
By Brian Boeve and Rusty Hicks Some men were made for high rank, destined for renown as commanders who basked in glory in momentous battles. Others refrained from senior leadership,
Influential Commander of Confederate Veterans
Gray-bearded Capt. Fred Beall was conspicuously absent from the 1920 dedication ceremony for a memorial amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. The influential commander of the Washington, D.C., Confederate Veterans camp
The Legion’s Fighting Bulldog
By Vince Dooley and Sam Thomas An abridgement from the forthcoming book published by Mercer University Press. Author and motivational speaker Dr. John Maxwell sums up the roll of leadership
Unknown No More: A Georgia Corporal and His Wife Are Identified
By Kurt Luther Since this column first appeared two years ago, we have often emphasized the collaborative, participatory and community-oriented character of photo sleuthing. At the end of each column,
“A Hideous Dream”
By John Banks Dressed in their Sunday best, the well-to-do Hopsons stared intently into the camera at a sitting for a family portrait about five years before Americans slaughtered each