L. Q. C. LAMAR TO THE VICKSBURG COMMITTEE OXFORD, Miss., Dec. 5, 1870. To Col.…
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSeptember 1, 2021
The Colonial Parkway connects Jamestowne and WIlliamsburg with the third leg of Virginia’s HIstoric Triangle-Yorktown. …
Brett MoffattSeptember 6, 2019
Lack of attachment to culture, heritage, and tradition is the death of a nation. As…
Nicole WilliamsAugust 28, 2019
A review of The First South (LSU Press, 1961) by John Richard Alden One of…
Shane AndersonJune 11, 2019
A review of George Washington: A Biography in Seven Volumes (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,…
Jeff WolvertonMay 14, 2019
In the spirit of historical course correction, I herewith submit some thoughts to those who…
Joseph R. StrombergNovember 23, 2018
The bloody conflict of 1861 to 1865 is often called the Civil War, but most…
Karen StokesJuly 4, 2018
Thomas Sumter in his encounters with the Indian nations enters the pages of recorded history.…
M.E. BradfordNovember 1, 2017
Let us imagine for a moment that the French army and fleet were not present…
Bernard ThuersamAugust 28, 2017
George Orwell, in his dystopian novel 1984, wrote that “Ignorance is strength.” Big Brother thrives…
H.V. Traywick, Jr.June 1, 2017
The "fake news" pejorative has become commonplace in modern public discourse, so much so that…
Brion McClanahanApril 27, 2017
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington stare silently at one another across the reflecting pool on…
Brion McClanahanFebruary 22, 2017
John Oller, The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution (Da Capo Press,…
Jeff RogersFebruary 20, 2017
On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia offered a resolution to the Second…
John MarquardtJanuary 5, 2017
Published in honor of James Jackson's birthday, September 21. Delivered in Savannah, in February, 1806,…
Thomas U.P. CharltonSeptember 21, 2016
A Review of The American Counter Revolution: A Retreat From Liberty, 1783-1800, by Larry E.…
Clyde WilsonJuly 4, 2016
From time to time an unsuspecting tourist visiting the ruins of the Old Sheldon Church…
Gail JarvisMarch 22, 2016
A slightly different version of this essay is Chapter Eleven in Brion McClanahan, The Politically…
Brion McClanahanMarch 17, 2016
I. THE name First given to the territory occupied by the present United States was…
Lyon G. TylerNovember 6, 2015
John Rutledge of South Carolina is one of the most important men of the founding…
Brion McClanahanSeptember 17, 2015
Originally published at www.circa1865.com In 1887 North Carolina’s Lieutenant-General Daniel H. Hill spoke of the…
Bernard ThuersamAugust 10, 2015
Just as we have always been told that America was founded by Pilgrims in search…
Becky CalcuttJune 30, 2015
In talking about the Southern political tradition, it is most appropriate to point to the…
Clyde WilsonApril 1, 2015
Late in August 2001 my wife Barbara and I visited the classic Southern city of…
R.E. Smith, Jr.February 5, 2015
This essay is excerpted from Brion McClanahan's The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers…
Brion McClanahanDecember 11, 2014
In the early days of the United States, Founding Father Alexander Hamilton remarked: "The safety…
Clyde WilsonNovember 11, 2014
Many current Americans, indeed perhaps most, regard the firing on Fort Sumter in April 1861…
Brion McClanahanOctober 8, 2014
The University of South Carolina mascot is somewhat of a joke among SEC football fans.…
Brion McClanahanJuly 16, 2014
The article originally was published by Townhall.com on July 4, 2010. Thomas Jefferson wrote in…
Brion McClanahanJuly 4, 2014
On July 2, 1776 the Continental Congress voted to declare independence from the English Crown.…
Carl JonesJuly 4, 2014
Throw thy bold banner to the breeze! Front with thy ranks the threatening seas Like…
Paul C. GrahamJune 27, 2014
One of the greatest American statesmen, Patrick Henry, was born on this day (May 29)…
Brion McClanahanMay 29, 2014
One of the greatest American statesmen, Patrick Henry, was born on this day (May 29)…
Brion McClanahanMay 29, 2014
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