Diving Into Facebook

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Coronet Instructional Films on the Plantation System (1950)

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Two Important Lee Symposiums

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Richmond Civil War Roundtable Report or Why Mahone is So Damn Important (followed by a short rant about cell phones)

I had a great time last night at the Richmond Civil War Roundtable where I spoke in front of roughly 60 people.  The response was overwhelmingly positive.  I finished my presentation just after 9pm, but didn’t make it out until just before 10pm owing to the additional questions and comments.  The audience’s questions were thought-provoking [...]

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New Crater Book

Yesterday on my way to Richmond I stopped at Borders to pick up some coffee and kill some time.  As I browsed the shelves I noticed a new book on the battle of the Crater by Alan Axelrod titled The Horrid Pit: The Battle of the Crater, the Civil War’s Cruelest Mission.  I am pretty [...]

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Philip Schwarz on R.E. Lee and Visibility

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How Many Black Confederates Were There?

The latest issue of North and South magazine (Vol. 10, No. 2) includes a short article on so-called black Confederates by Bruce Levine.  I’ve blogged about Levine’s work on black Confederates, including his recent study Confederate Emancipation, which is the most thorough analysis of the issue to date.  There is nothing new in this particular [...]

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The Brothers Levin on Teaching and Second Chances

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