Tag: Civil War

  • Can Texas Secede?

    Can Texas Secede?

    Having lived in Texas for a long time, this is my home and I absolutely love it here. However, there is one thing that sticks in my crawl so to speak. Can we stop with the Texas secession talk? First of all, legally and constitutionally the state cannot secede. Plus it would be ludicrous. Texas…

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  • Appomattox Court House

    Appomattox Court House

    One misconception I think many people have is that the Civil War ended at a courthouse. It did not. There is a difference between court house and courthouse. The one word version is the actual courthouse where judges would hear cases. The other is a small town. Appomattox Court House is a small town in…

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  • Pickett’s Charge – Battle of Gettysburg

    Pickett’s Charge – Battle of Gettysburg

    Recently I had the chance to visit Gettysburg for the first time. This was one of the best trips I have been on in my life, partly because I got to share the experience with my father who is a huge history buff. I will save the stories from the road for another post, but…

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  • A Little on the Bynum Family

    A Little on the Bynum Family

    Having always been a huge fan of history, the history of my family interested me. Then one day when my father was cleaning out my grandparent’s house after their passing, he came across a pair of books that blew me away. The first was printed in 1916 by Jasper E. Bynum and was called The…

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  • New Video – Francis Butler Leigh and her time on a Georgia Plantation

    New Video – Francis Butler Leigh and her time on a Georgia Plantation

    Check out my latest YouTube video – just a quick bit about Francis Butler Leigh and her time on her Georgia plantation after the war. You can even see her book online at the link below. Abstract: Francis Butler Leigh was a plantation owner and former slave owner who wrote a book about her experiences…

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