A permit to visit where the Gallant Pelham fell? What next, Virginia? February 7, 2012 A permit to visit where the Gallant Pelham fell? What next, Virginia? OK. You know you need a fishing permit if you want to go after channel catfish in the Rappahannock. Sue Stanley surely had one on 2 October 1992, when she reeled in the largest channel catfish (31 lbs. 6 oz.) ever caught in the Old [...]
Secession is not unique to America! Scotland is moving rapidly towards a referendum to leave the United Kingdom! William Wallace must be smiling... by Mark Vogl (conservative) Tuesday, February 7, 2012 One of my earlier articles was critical of the American news media, both the mainstream and the conservative talk shows, for their complete lack of reporting stories occurring around the world which have real meaning for America and our future. Here's [...]
States to feds: Take this law and shove it by Chelsea Schilling “We don’t need permission from the feds to exercise our rights!” That’s the message the Tenth Amendment Center and The Foundation for a Free Society will be bringing to the year’s biggest event for conservatives with the premiere of the explosive documentary film, “Nullification: The Rightful Remedy.” The film will premiere Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Conservative Political [...]
Civil War: The price of freedom By: CHARLES F. BRYAN JR. Richmond Times Dispatch February 05, 2012 No conflict in American history can match the carnage of the Civil War. Approximately 620,000 men died, almost one of every four who served. Many historians now claim that figure is too low. How does that equate to today's population? After 10 years of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, American fatalities have numbered more than [...]
Former Slave Honored For Service to Confederacy The Sons of Confederate Veterans honored Henry Craig on Sunday at a service held in the Craig Family Cemetery near the Old Pickens Presbyterian Church. At a Feb. 5 service held in the Craig Family Cemetery near the Old Pickens Presbyterian Church, the Sons of Confederate Veterans honored former slave Henry Craig for his service to the Confederacy during the War Between the States. Representing [...]
Greatest Southron flagger ever! On Saturday evening, January 28, 2012 at the Annual Lee/ Jackson dinner celebration , under the Command of the Honorable Ron Jones, hosted by the Longstreet Zolliciffer Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans in Knoxville, Tennessee, Terry Lee Edgerton would successfully debut his Historical March Across Dixie Pictorial Documentary Book, as Mrs. Brooks who depicted Mrs. Anna Jackson, the wife of the Honorable General Thomas Stonewall Jackson would bring [...]
Confederate flag has drawn national attention to USCB student By RACHEL HEATON rheaton@beaufortgazette.com 843-706-8177 Published Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Byron Thomas never thought an online video on his thoughts on the Confederate battle flag would draw so much attention. The video, which the 19-year-old black University of South Carolina Beaufort student made when he was told to take the flag down from his dorm room window, has landed him a spot on [...]
Specially trained dogs help sniff out historic cemetery site in Alabama Friday, January 27, 2012 Hannah Wolfson The Birmingham News At first glance, the scene in a field in Perry County just looks like a couple of women walking their dogs. But a closer look reveals something different. First, the brown-and-white border collies are slowly sniffing every inch of the ground. Second, when they reach a set of small orange flags, they [...]
So you think your ancestor fought in the Civil War? January 27, 2012 So you think your ancestor fought in the Civil War? A number of you have inquired about how to discover your own Civil War ancestry. (And a number of you are far more knowledgeable on the topic than your humble correspondent so please feel free to comment on questions posed at the bottom of the page!) Stories from departed [...]
Atlanta Television Channel Launched by Ray McBerry Enterprises, Inc. (Atlanta - January 25, 2012) After working in the radio and television industry for more than a decade, former Republican gubernatorial candidate Ray McBerry announced today that his company, Ray McBerry Enterprises, Inc. will be launching a new local television channel in the Atlanta market on March 5, 2012. KBN Television will broadcast on the Charter Cable Network, one of the two largest [...]