Archive for February, 2009

State of Florida closes purchase of Natural Bridge battlefield

     On Wednesday, the state of Florida closed on the purchase of almost 55 acres of land previously owned by the Rakestraw family including a large portion of the land in which the battle of Natural Bridge was fought upon. This battle was the second largest battle fought in the state of Florida [...]

Maryland considers changing its state song

     The rampaging hordes of the politically correct are at it again! This time it is a group of highly offended fourth graders asking that Maryland change the lyrics of its state song Maryland, My Maryland. Specifically, they want the verses that make mention of spurning “Northern Scum” changed to something more palatable to [...]

Reenacting Confederate History

     Perhaps the best possible way to learn about Confederate history is to live and breathe it for a bit. The only way to do that, short of the invention of a time machine, is to get involved with the reenacting community. There are groups all over the country that reenact the Civil War [...]