by John Fox | Jul 12, 2011 | Blog
A number of Confederate soldiers are buried at this historic cemetery in Staunton. Staunton sits at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley. The war era Central Virginia Railroad came through the town and the trains brought supplies and numerous soldiers from the...
by John Fox | Jun 5, 2011 | Blog
The trees stand as silent sentinels overlooking the final resting place for more than 1,000 Confederate soldiers at the Confederate Cemetery tucked into a corner on the west campus of the University of Virginia [corner of Alderman and McCormick]. During the war,...
by John Fox | May 28, 2011 | 2011
Memorial speaker at Confederate Cemetery at UVa for Alabemarle Chapter 154, UDC.
by John Fox | May 15, 2011 | Blog
I just found out yesterday that my 2010 book, The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865, received an IPPY Silver Medal for Best Regional Non-Fiction, Mid-Atlantic. The regional IPPY awards go to the best fiction and non-fiction...
by John Fox | May 9, 2011 | Blog
I saw this movie last week with my wife and a friend. We all enjoyed the history lesson. This is a link to the movie’s website.www.conspiratorthemovie.com/ The flick is directed by Robert Redford and follows the path of Mary Surratt who was gathered up after Lincoln’s...