Georgia Confederate History – August 27th
General Robert E. Lee’s Confederates met General John Pope’s federal forces at the Second Battle of Manassas on August 29, 1862. Union General William T. Sherman’s forces tore up 12 miles of railroad…
Georgia Confederate History – August 26th
On August 26, 1864, having withdrawn from trenches and fortifications outside Atlanta the previous day, U.S. General Sherman sent most of his forces westward around Atlanta and toward the south of the…
Captain Wirz on the gallows
Captain Henry Wirz, Confederate Hero and Martyr ~ Calvin E. Johnson, Jr.
Captain Henry Wirz was born, Hartman Heinrich Wirz in November 1823, in Zurich, Switzerland where his father, Abraham Wirz was highly respected. At the outbreak of the War Between the…
Arlington National Cemetery ~ Calvin E. Johnson, Jr.
This story is about the Heroes of "Dixie" who are Commemorated during Confederate History and Heritage Month in April; proclamations are to be signed by Governors, Mayors and County Commissioners…