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Know your Confederate Flags and Symbols – Part 7 – The Confederate Naval Jack

       Part Seven of our continuing series on Confederate Flags and Symbols. This series aims to increase accurate knowledge of Confederate History and further pride in our Southern Heritage.  This article features the history behind the Confederate Naval Jacks.         The two flags shown below were the Naval Jacks of the Confederate States of America.  [...]

Selma, Alabama – Arsenal of the Confederacy

    Selma, Alabama was a sleepy little cotton town at the beginning of the Civil War but soon rose to become the manufacturing powerhouse of the entire Confederacy. From the time of the creation of the Confederate Arsenal there in early 1862, Selma’s importance continued to grow. By the end of the war it manufactured nearly every [...]

The Battle of Ocean Pond

       Come join us at the annual reenactment of the Battle of Ocean Pond or as it as sometimes known, The Battle of Olustee!   The battle was the largest land encounter fought in Florida during the Civil War.  It was fought in February of 1864 and was a Confederate victory.  The battle repulsed an [...]