I am close to finishing up a magazine article on Confederate camp servants. This morning I read through a number of postwar accounts, which are always tricky to interpret. Consider…
This is one of those events that makes me wish that I still lived and taught in Virginia. My Civil War class would be front and center at this event. …
Update: My interview is now available. Earlier today I recorded a segment for NPR’s “Tell Me More with Michel Martin.” The show will air tomorrow on the anniversary of 9-11. …
Calling all digital historians and archivists: If after reading this you have any suggestions please leave them in the comments section. I will make sure they get passed on to…
This video is part of a series on the Civil War in Arkansas. It focuses specifically on commemorative activities and monuments to the Civil War dead in that state.
Even the number of black Confederate soldiers. How many? Norris White Jr. speculates that 50,000 men “served” in the Confederate army from Texas, though he has only “documented” 7,500. Mr.…
I am very excited to share what promises to be one of the most educational and entertaining conferences to come down the pike in quite some time. From March 14-16,…
Thanks to everyone who left a comment on the student video about some of the challenges surrounding the place of Confederate memory at the University of Mississippi. I wanted to…