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A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 6

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 are available. Part 6 is the concluding post in the series.) From his headquarters at City Point, Grant, in turn, informed Lincoln and Stanton that Ord had met with Longstreet … Continue reading →

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A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 5

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 are available.) In any event, on Tuesday, February 28, Longstreet and Ord met again purportedly to discuss prisoner exchanges, when Ord suggested that Lee should contact Grant and request “an interview, stating that … Continue reading →

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A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 3

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

(Part 1 and Part 2 are available.) So why was Ord’s idea even considered, and actually supported, at the highest levels of a Confederate government steeped in a patriarchal culture? Porter offered an answer in that “it must be remembered … Continue reading →

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A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 1

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

In March 1865, a conference was planned where the leading officers on both sides—and their wives—would have played a significant role in brokering peace. It was Maj. General Edward O.C. Ord’s idea, proposed in the wake of the failure of … Continue reading →

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The Night That Decided the Confederate President

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

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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Race, Remembrance and Tourism in New Orleans

Posted on May 1, 2017 by

Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sean Michael Chick In the wake of the Charleston shootings there was a renewed call to remove Confederate monuments throughout America. Few cities have seen this process play out in such … Continue reading →

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“We Have A Light”: Our Shared Lie About the Confederacy

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

Today, we welcome back guest author Sam Smith. “The Confederate Constitution was virtually identical to the original, except that it explicitly protected slavery.” This is one of the most common canards of Civil War history. I don’t know where this fiction … Continue reading →

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Robert E. Lee and John B. Hood: A Complicated Relationship

Posted on March 7, 2017 by

Robert E. Lee didn’t want John Bell Hood promoted to command a Confederate army, but once Hood had been, Lee didn’t want him to fail. Possible evidence hinges on a little-known command decision made by Lee and the War Department … Continue reading →

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Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Buena Vista

Posted on February 23, 2017 by

February 23, 1847: 170 years ago today, the mountain passes and gorges near the hacienda of Buena Vista filled with the ripping crackles of musketry and booming concussion of artillery. The day saw a numerically superior Mexican force throwing itself … Continue reading →

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Recollections of Confederate Officers for The News

Posted on February 15, 2017 by

Today we are pleased to welcome back guest author, Joe Owen. Joe has provided an account from Sergeant Val Giles of the 4th Texas Infantry. It was originally published in The Galveston Daily News on May 16, 1897.

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