I have been a-wandering in a strange, alternative universe called Facebook. It’s a place where anyone’s opinion is as good as anyone else’s. At some point yesterday evening I stumbled into a heated exchange about the Civil War. That it was… Read More ›
Civil War
MITCH MCCONNELL, JEFF SESSIONS, AND ELIZABETH WARREN – THE SENATORS
I’ve been getting messages from Elizabeth Warren. She is Massachusetts’ senator, so I get messages from her anyway. But I like her. Her perky, peppy style has always amused me, though I notice her perky peppiness has been a bit… Read More ›
FROM TRIUMPH TO TRAGEDY: ONE HISTORIC WEEK IN APRIL 1865 – BY SEAN MUNGER
Posted on April 9, 2017 by Sean Munger in History One hundred and fifty-two years ago today, on April 9, 1865, Confederate commanding General Robert E. Lee surrendered his forces to the Union commander General Ulysses Grant in a short… Read More ›
WHAT U.S. STATES WANTED TO SECEDE IN 2012?
Not one single state filed anything suggesting secession. Why? First, because no state government was stupid enough to lose the benefits they get from the central government. Secession is illegal. The Civil War decided the issue and there’s no going… Read More ›
IT WASN’T ABOUT SLAVERY? YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
I have been a-wandering in a strange, alternative universe called Facebook. It’s a place where anyone’s opinion is as good as anyone else’s. At some point yesterday evening I stumbled into a heated interchange that started with the potential candidacy of idiot doctor Ben Carson and… Read More ›
Frank Brusca interprets Pickett’s Charge
See on Scoop.it – Traveling Through Time – See on georgerstewart.wordpress.com July 3, 2013, was the 150th Anniversary of Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. I’ve already done a long post which describes George R. Stewart’s book about the Charge. Today, on… Read More ›
Main Street Posters
Main Street in Gettysburg is truly Main Street, Anywhere, USA. It’s right out of central casting … and a very pleasant place to stroll.
“Lincoln” is amazing on so many levels.
It’s exactly what you hope for in a historical movie … and so very rarely get. Spielberg not only made this wonderful movie well, he made it smart. Instead of trying to cover the entire Lincoln saga or perhaps myth,… Read More ›
How many states were trying to secede after the 2012 election?
Not one single state filed anything suggesting secession. Why? First, because no state government was stupid enough to lose the benefits they get from the central government. Secession is illegal. The Civil War decided the issue and there’s no going… Read More ›