Stonewall Jackson’s horse has returned home. Little Sorrel has returned to VMI’s museum after getting a makeover. Last month conservators gave Little Sorrel a bath and repaired his hide. It was the first time he’d received a bath in 140 years. Little Sorrel belonged to Stonewall Jackson. The horse died in 1886, but his hide [...]
Stonewall Jackson
Just a few follow-up thoughts to some of the comments from yesterday’s post. I am struck by the tendency on the part of some who equate southern history with white southern history. This is precisely where much of the tension lay in the debate over the renaming of various public spaces in the South. I [...]
