A hero’s death in May
The Stonewall Jackson Shrine marks the site where the Confederate general died on May 10, 1863.
Revolutionary War heroine
Take a step back in time and visit Walnut Grove, the house of Kate Berry, a Revolutionary War heroine.
A family’s journey through the Civil War
April is Confederate History Month Hardships and tragedies befell many families during the American Civil War. The stories of misfortune and heartbreak are touching, tragic, and seemingly endless. For some reason, one family’s wartime journey stood out to me. The...
John Burns defends Gettysburg
The story of John Burns in Gettysburg is an interesting one. Burns was a veteran of 1812 and was almost 70 years old when the Southern army was spotted. He picked up his musket and joined the Iron Brigade in the heavy fighting west of town on July 1, 1863. Burns...
Green Garden’s role in history
We drive by old houses every day. Do you ever think about what took place within those walls? I had the opportunity to spend a beautiful April day in Mosby’s Confederacy at a house that was once the family home of one of Mosby’s Rangers: Major Adolphus “Dolly”...