You may have noticed that there has not been an original post on Renegade South lately. The reason is that, for the past two weeks, I have been absorbed by the task […]
Hiram Hulin seeks Justice for his Murdered Sons
The following post appeared a few months ago on Southern Unionist Chronicles . I’ve decided to post it here as well because it relates so closely to my posts on Civil War Unionists from the North […]
More on James Morgan Valentine and the Free State of Jones
Today I posted excerpts and analysis of James Morgan Valentine’s two depositions on behalf of Newt Knight’s Unionist petitions to the U.S. Court of Claims, 1890 and 1895. To see them, click here: […]
James Morgan Valentine, Newt Knight’s 1st. Lt. in the Free State of Jones
In 1864, with the nation at war, soldiers and civilians alike must daily have asked themselves, would life ever return to normal? At the same time, daily routines had to be continued if folks […]
“Southern Communities at War” is officially in press
Note, Oct. 18, 2009: The title of this book has officially been changed to The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies. I’m pleased to announce that my forthcoming book, […]
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