Tar Heel war stories need a binder

Jul 7, 2016 | News

Tar Heel war stories need a binder Some call the endless fascination with the Civil War puzzling — silly, even. They should rethink that. There are no reliable figures for those who were wounded or maimed, or those whose health was wrecked. No one can quantify...

Confederates stalking Confederates

Aug 9, 2015 | News

Confederates stalking Confederates A good shake of the family tree often brings down a hail of Civil War soldiers, each good for at least one war story pieced together from unit records or one personal anecdote preserved in a letter or diary entry. But what did it...

The South before the war: an island in time

Jun 28, 2015 | Antebellum era, News

The South before the war: an island in time The first thing a modern time-traveler would notice, on arrival in the antebellum South, would most likely be the silence. There might be movement among dry leaves, or the snort of a horse. Bird songs, surely, and,...

Special Private Tour of Chancellorsville Battleground

May 28, 2015 | News

Special Private Tour of Chancellorsville Battleground Come join us on August 15.     Click here for Tour...

A “family history” like no other — the musings of blogger David Ivey

Apr 24, 2015 | News

A “family history” like no other — the musings of blogger David Ivey My Civil War commemoration began four years ago, on April 12, 2011. I watched from The Battery at Charleston Harbor as a giant spotlight sent a beam into the night sky above Fort...