Carol Burnett’s Take on Gone With the Wind

Long ago – the 1970s I think, the American television viewing public...

29th Aug
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A New Yorker’s Verse

The Cosmic America files are filled with Civil War era poetry. Some...

23rd Aug
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Can Either Political Party Claim the Lincoln Legacy?

Who gets him? I am quite sure…certain really, that in our current...

22nd Aug
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Union Veterans Reflect on Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee: American hero, icon… and traitor. After the Civil War,...

14th Aug
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Wing Nuts, Yahoos, and Historical Evidence

I just wanted to say good morning to you all and remind...

10th Aug
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Union Veterans Recall the Burning of Chambersburg

Because the war unfolded almost entirely on southern soil, nearly all incidences...

08th Aug
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What a Difference a Few Years Can Make

John S. Rock was what we might call an over achiever. He...

07th Aug
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The Society of the Immortal 600 – No Monument for Morris Island

Okay fine, but who were the Immortal 600? The 600 (since you...

06th Aug
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How to Scare White Folks – and Other Important Ideas

A black man, armed, in Federal uniform, holding a captured Confederate at...

03rd Aug
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Youtube Presents – Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War

While doing my usual Youtube scan-and-search-for-Civil-War-stuff exercise, I came across this snappy...

02nd Aug
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Is There Any Other “Copse” of Trees?

Mention the copse to anyone with even a passing knowledge of the...

31st Jul
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The Weekend in Retrospect

Greetings all – time to do a little catching up after a...

30th Jul
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