Post 11 – Thornrose Cemetery at Staunton, Virginia

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...

Post 9 – The Confederate Alamo Receives 2011 IPPY Award

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...

Post 8 – THE CONSPIRATOR

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...