In his 1775 treatise, Taxation No Tyranny, British author Dr. Samuel Johnson rhetorically asked, “How is it that we hear the loudest yelps…

The following is taken from General Robert E. Lee After Appomattox, edited by Franklin L. Riley (New York, 1922), pp. 182–95. Following,…

During the early 19th century, and especially after the War of 1812, American society was profoundly transformed. These years witnessed rapid economic…

Gen. Forrest is the subject of a very old hoax that has been around since the 1860s. There is no truth to…

The massive Federal assault against Vicksburg’s defensives on May 22, 1863, started with such promise. For a time the Stars and Stripes…

He was a slave, soldier, cowboy, and perhaps the greatest big game hunter in United States history. And he influenced the popularity…