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“Of Making Many Books”–Another One!

Yesterday’s cache of e-mails brought one from my publisher, TouchPoint Press. That in itself is not surprising, given the soon release of...

Memorable Lines from Simms

Recently, I’ve been reading a little [DRUM ROLL, PLEASE!] fiction, and old fiction at that. Few people today recall the author or his...

Man of Arms, Man of Faith

But Dr. Moses Hoge, a contemporary of Jackson, declared, “To attempt to portray the life of Jackson while leaving out the religious...

Assessing Davis’s Cabinet Members

(Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries, p. 24) #Confederacy #Militaryhistory #Confederatecabinet #CivilWar #WarBetweentheStates

One Hundred Fifty-Six Years Ago

One hundred fifty-six years ago, on February 4, 1861, the elected delegates of the seven (at the time) seceded states of the South met in...

Last Day for Guaranteed Delivery!

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Review in December Civil War News

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A Confederate Cabinet Quiz

Here’s a little trivia quiz for all you history buffs (and nonbuffs, too). Q.: Which two members of the Confederate cabinet gained...

Test Your Knowledge of the Confederate Government

Of the eleven Confederate states, which two were never represented in the executive branch? Which cabinet member was born in Germany,...

Visiting a Famous Gravesite

This afternoon, my wife an Christopher Gustavus Memminger was born on January 9, 1803, in Vairhingen an der Enz, Wurtemberg, Germany. His...

Many Steps Closer!

My book just got many steps closer to being published! I learned over the weekend that the cover design is complete, and the book will be...