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Nikki Haley Says Texas Has the Right to Secede from the United States

Nikki Haley continued her effort to keep interest in the Civil War by taking the side of the Confederates again today. She told a radio…

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Gerry Prokopowicz Has Elizabeth Varon to Discuss “Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South” on His Podcast

Gerry Prokopowicz has Elizabeth Varon to discuss her new book Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South. Because Longstreet, one of Robert E. Lee’s most accomplished…

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N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction Plans Exhibit on Wilmington Massacre

North Carolina History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction has announced that it plans an immersive exhibit on the 1898 Wilmington Massacre. The…

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Civil War Books and Authors Names “Book of the Year.”

Civil War Books and Authors has handed out its “Book of the Year” award for 2023. According to the well-respected book review, the top pick…

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The New Yorker on Why Republicans Have Had Such Problems With the Civil War in 2024!

In my household growing up my father was a Republican and my mother was a Democrat. My mom and dad would sometimes argue about their…

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Rachel Powell, Far-Right Activist in Gettysburg Occupation, Reports to Jail for January 6th Conviction

Rachel Powell, who was a leader in the far-right occupation of Gettysburg on July 4, 2020, has reported to jail this week to finish her…

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Former President Trump Says Civil War Could Have Been Avoided Through Negotiation

Former President Donald Trump just involved himself in the historiography of the Civil War during a speech in Iowa today. It was not an event…

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Podcast: Scott Hartwig Discusses His Book “I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign”

The Battle of Antietam is the single bloodiest one-day battle in American history. PreservePodcast  interviews D. Scott Hartwig about his new, award winning, book “I…

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New York Times Reviews “LONGSTREET: The Confederate General Who Defied the South”

The new book by Elizabeth Varon on Confederate General James Longstreet was recently reviewed in the New York Times by Brenda Wineapple. Here are some…

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Longstreet National Review

https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/01/james-longstreets-other-war/ Allen Guelzo By ALLEN C. GUELZO November 30, 2023 4:53 PM 1 CommentListen Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South, by Elizabeth R. Varon…

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