Category Archives: American History

Memory Of The Fallen

It is somewhat irritating to me when people who already have a notable day in honor of their actions try to take over the days of other people and blur exactly what it is that we are celebrating on that … Continue reading

Posted in American Civil War, American History, History, Military History | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Today In History: On May 27, 1962, Centralia Became A Living Hell

Just outside of the small town of Irwin, Pennsylvania there is a green and pleasant family farm where several lazy creeks wind their way eventually into larger ones and then rivers and eventually whose waters exit the Mississippi River at … Continue reading

Posted in American History, History | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Defending The Indefensible

It is no surprise to a reader of this blog that I take a deep interest in the American Civil War. I had an ancestor who died as a Union soldier [1], and I grew up as a proud northerner … Continue reading

Posted in American Civil War, History, Musings | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Why Nobody Admits To Prooftexting

I have never met anyone who openly admitted that they were a prooftexter and engaged in rampant eisegetical reasoning, that is, trying to force a concept into a given verse rather than drawing it out. Almost everyone thinks that they … Continue reading

Posted in American History, Bible, Christianity, Church of God, History | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Civil War Fantasy Roster: Edward “Old Allegheny” Johnson

Among all division-level Confederate Generals there is only one of them that has not been honored with the name of a chapter of the Sons or Daughters of the Confederacy. That one exception to the rule that the Confederacy honors … Continue reading

Posted in American Civil War, American History, History, Military History | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Cinco De Mayo And The American Civil War

In continuing the series on the foreign impact of the American Civil War, I thought it worthwhile to talk about one of the most popular Mexican holidays and its connection with the American Civil War. Yesterday we talked about Spanish … Continue reading

Posted in American Civil War, American History, History, Military History | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Spain And The American Civil War

One of the forgotten aspects of the American Civil War is the relationship between the United States and Spain, and the impact of America’s fratricidal conflict and Spain’s last-gasp attempt to remain a relevant imperial power in the Americas. In … Continue reading

Posted in American Civil War, History, Military History | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Weep, Weep, Grey Bird, Weep

There are very few English-language works available that discuss the 1864-1870 Paraguayan War [1], but the finest I have come across is Roger Kohn’s Weep, Weep, Grey Bird, Weep, taken from a translation of a sad nationalistic Paraguayan poem. And … Continue reading

Posted in American Civil War, History, International Relations, Military History | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Quartermaster Duties

It was always somewhat difficult to get stories out of my grandfather, who had been in the Coast Guard for his late teens and early adulthood. Nonetheless, while he was alive I was able to gather that one of his … Continue reading

Posted in American Civil War, Musings | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

May Day: The Curious Connection Between Paganism And Socialism

May Day is one of those odd pagan festivals that springs from spring fertility rituals, including sexual immorality (like dancing around the maypole, a typical phallic symbol) related to the fertility of one’s crops and animals, one whose roots spring … Continue reading

Posted in American History, Christianity, History | Tagged , | Leave a comment