Tag Archives: Ben McCulloch

CW & Pop Culture: Steve Earle’s “Ben McCulloch”

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Jon-Erik Gilot

I’ve been a longtime Steve Earle fan and I’m here today to share something with you… Steve Earle is cooler than crap. Here’s a guy who cut his teeth in the music business under the tutelage of the great Townes … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Riding for the Lone Star: Frontier Cavalry and the Texas Way of War, 1822-1865”

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Ryan Quint

On May 6, 1864, during the midst of the Battle of the Wilderness, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s right flank crumbled under a strong Federal attack. As Lee rode about, frantically trying to rally his troops, a new column, wearing gray … Continue reading →

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Fighting For Both: Frank Crawford Armstrong

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Phill Greenwalt

First part of the series “Tales From the Tombstone“ Frank Crawford Armstrong became a brigadier general in Confederate on January 20, 1863 after extensive service in the Trans-Mississippi and Western theaters. After a myriad of assignments, from serving on the … Continue reading →

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