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Samuel W. Mitcham

Missouri’s War

By Samuel W. Mitcham

A Review of Matt: Warriors & Wagon Trains During the Civil War (Amazon, 2019) by James Michael Pasley. Ordinarily, I don’t endorse novels. As a general rule, I don’t even read them. But after my… »

  • Book Review
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  • James Michael Pasley
  • Missouri
  • Samuel W. Mitcham
  • War for Southern Independence

Why the Civil War Wasn’t About Slavery

By Samuel W. Mitcham

From the 1870s to the late 1950s, there was an unofficial truce between the North and South. Each side recognized and saluted the courage of the other; it was conceded that the North fought to… »

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Samuel W. Mitcham
  • Slavery
  • War for Southern Independence

Low Hanging Fruit

By Samuel W. Mitcham

Several months ago, I attended a speech given by Paul Gramling, the commander-in-chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, to the Northeast Louisiana Brigade of the SCV at the Lieutenant Elijah H. Ward Camp in… »

  • Political Correctness
  • Samuel W. Mitcham
  • Southern Symbols

The Craggy Hill of Slavery

By Walter D. (Donnie) Kennedy

A review of It Wasn’t About Slavery: Exposing the Great Lie of the Civil War (Regnery History, 2020) by Samuel Mitcham On a huge hill, Cragged and steep, Truth stands, and he that will Reach… »

  • Book Review
  • Donnie Kennedy
  • Featured
  • Samuel W. Mitcham
  • Slavery
  • War for Southern Independence

Louisiana’s Warrior Governor

By Samuel W. Mitcham

Louisiana is a state accustomed to incredibly incompetent and corrupt public officials, especially in the governor’s office. Some of my fellow Louisianans will be surprised to know that one of their former chief executives was… »

  • Henry Watkins Allen
  • Samuel W. Mitcham
  • War for Southern Independence

A History Lesson for Ted Cruz

By Samuel W. Mitcham

I am always annoyed when a conservative political leader attacks Southern heritage. I don’t know why because with the present-day crop of cowardly politicians, it is becoming routine, but I am. Unwittingly or not, these… »

  • Nathan Bedford Forrest
  • Political Correctness
  • Samuel W. Mitcham
  • Ted Cruz
  • War for Southern Independence

Why Was General Earl Van Dorn Murdered?

By Samuel W. Mitcham

In some ways, historians are like anyone else: they hate to make mistakes. But if you write enough, sooner or later, you will make a mistake—I assure you. I certainly have, but I have been… »

  • Earl Van Dorn
  • Samuel W. Mitcham
  • Southern Culture
  • Southern History
  • War for Southern Independence

Union At All Costs

By Samuel W. Mitcham

A Review of Union At All Costs: From Confederation to Consolidation by John M. Taylor (Booklocker, 2016). Most of the time, finding historical gems requires a lot of work and often long hours of arduous… »

  • Book Review
  • Featured
  • John M. Taylor
  • Samuel W. Mitcham
  • Union At All Costs
  • War for Southern Independence

Wall Street Journal’s Confederate Animus

By Walter D. (Donnie) Kennedy

A review of Vicksburg: The Bloody Siege that Turned the Tide of the Civil War by Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr. (Regnery History, 2018). On the eve of the War for Southern Independence an article was published… »

  • Book Review
  • Donnie Kennedy
  • Featured
  • Samuel W. Mitcham
  • Vicksburg
  • War for Southern Independence

Bust Hell Wide Open

By James Rutledge Roesch

A review of Bust Hell Wide Open: the Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest by Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr., Regnery History, 2016. Writing a biography about Nathan Bedford Forrest – a man recognized by no less… »

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