The Lost Cause is a False Narrative: From the Record

The Lost Cause is a False Narrative: From the Record

In the first post in this series, I shared my early understanding of the Civil War and the picture of history that had been painted for me. In this post, I’ll share some of the things that I found when I moved out of the history books and into the actual records...
The Lost Cause is a False Narrative: From the Record

The Lost Cause is a False Narrative: Evidence of a Cover-Up

Coming to the realization that the Lost Cause narrative is false has been one of the hardest changes in my thinking. No matter how much I wanted to believe in the romantic notions of Southern pride, family honor, and antebellum glory, I simply could not overlook the...
“Sent to Serve”

“Sent to Serve”

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