June 1, 2009 05:06 PM Original post found – Here RALEIGH — The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh is home to one of the nation’s largest collections of Confederate flags. However, conservation of these banners requires expensive, specialized textile treatment. To help fund this need, the museum has formed a thriving partnership with the [...]

Re-enactors will be on site through Sunday    By Gerald Ensley •Tallahassee Democrat Senior Writer • March 5, 2009 Prepare for smoke and thunder! The 32nd annual re-enactment of the Battle of Natural Bridge is staged Sunday at the state park south of Woodville. The Battle of Natural Bridge took place March 6, 1865, just [...]

     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 era [...]