Tag Archives: Confederate States of America

The Stephen Mallory You May Not Have Known

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Phill Greenwalt

Little did I know that when I took the job as a park ranger at Everglades National Park I would come into contact, via research, with a name more familiar and associated with Civil War history than the history of … Continue reading →

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Finding Evander McIvor Law

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Phill Greenwalt

My short odyssey to find a Confederate general’s grave in central Florida led me to learn something about my current state of residence and military history. This is part biography of Evandor McIvor Law and part travel-post. **************************************************** Born in … Continue reading →

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Confederate Arizona’s Representative

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Phill Greenwalt

When the Confederate Congress convened in Richmond, Virginia, there were delegates from the eleven seceded states plus representatives from Kentucky and Missouri. Yet, seated among these politicians was another gentleman: Granville “Grant” Oury, the representative from Confederate Arizona, duly elected by … Continue reading →

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The Night That Decided the Confederate President

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Phill Greenwalt

In February 1861, delegates from the six seceded states—South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana met in Montgomery, Alabama to craft a new nation. In order to do so, a leader, a provisional president, would be elected as the … Continue reading →

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A new man in town

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Dave Powell

On February 7, 1865, Major General John C. Breckinridge accepted the position of Secretary of War, Confederate States of America—the fifth and final man to hold that job. He assumed the duties of his new office amid desperate times. The … Continue reading →

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