Friday, March 27, 2015
Stoneman's midnight ride takes a wrong turn
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It appears that the cavalry followed the Elk River (red arrows) rather than the Watauga (blue arrows), meaning they had to make a midnigh...
Rallying the Home Guard to fight the Yankees
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BOONE, N.C. At the dawn of the Civil War, Boone was a prosperous little town with six stores, three sawmills, two hotels, and a salo...
Thursday, March 26, 2015
'A Yankee gentleman can steal butter'
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If you have ever had a lesson in economics, you are probably familiar with the phrase "guns vs. butter," used to illustrate h...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
To destroy and not to fight battles?
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JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. What was George Stoneman fighting for? That ought to be as simple as reading his marching orders. Most hist...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
No news is good news
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BULLS GAP, Tenn. On Friday, March 24, the main column of Stoneman's Raid passed through Bulls Gap in eastern Tennessee and Gen. Alvan...
Monday, March 23, 2015
Stabbing the Confederacy in the back
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MORRISTOWN, Tenn. To understand where we are headed, start with the last line of Stoneman's Last Raid , written in 1961 b y Ina Va...
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Meet George Stoneman
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Gen. George Stoneman (right) at Fair Oaks, Virginia, during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862. To see this picture in 3D, click here . ...
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