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America’s 12th president, Zachary Taylor, was a walking contradiction who came into power at a pivotal moment in American history, and his untimely demise may have cost the US a chance to avoid its devastating civil war.
Published: Sunday, December 21st, 2025 @ 10:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas clashed on Thursday with a lawyer who argued in favor of Colorado removing former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, an insurrection clause dating back to the Civil War.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 8:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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We remember Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions to the Civil Rights movement today.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 5:34 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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A federal judge has blocked the removal of a Civil War memorial from Arlington National Cemetery over a lawsuit that says that its removal would damage the graves of the Confederate soldiers buried around the memorial.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 3:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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Every hundred years or so, the world is blessed with a piece of art that propels civilization forward and enlightens a new generation, ensuring a better future for the human race. Bluey is that art.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 12:55 am
By: Babylon Bee
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A man recently made the discovery of a lifetime when he unearthed a massive cache of rare Civil War-era coins — the majority of them gold — on his Kentucky farm earlier this year.
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2023 @ 12:09 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The traditional Judeo-Christian values that once formed the bedrock of American culture have been replaced by a new “cultish religion” that seeks to destroy Western civilization, Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro warned Friday.
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2023 @ 12:36 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A treasure hunter has accused the FBI of a coverup as a dispute over the search for a Civil War-era gold stash continues to play out in court.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2023 @ 12:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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Twitter's new CEO Elon Musk made headlines recently by revealing the FBI had paid Twitter to mass-censor conservative voices, serious allegations that followed layoffs which themselves have been described as worse than the Civil War and the Black Plague combined.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 1:00 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis downplayed Wednesday suggestions that there was a “civil war brewing” between himself and former President Donald Trump for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination.
Published: Friday, November 25th, 2022 @ 10:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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When Rep. Schuyler Colfax (R-IN) served as speaker of the House for two terms during the Civil War, he said upon taking the gavel he would “come to this chair to administer rules, but not as a partisan.”
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 @ 10:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Washington Post’s resident “conservative blogger” Jennifer Rubin claimed in a Tuesday article that the MAGA slogan — “Make America Great Again” — was no different than the post-Civil War South’s battle cry: “The South will rise again.”
Published: Sunday, September 25th, 2022 @ 11:17 am
By: Daily Wire
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Inman is driven toward his inevitable purpose in this love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War in Virginia and North Carolina.
Published: Monday, December 27th, 2021 @ 11:05 am
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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Gingrich breaks the threat down
Published: Thursday, July 15th, 2021 @ 4:47 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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From the end of the Civil War through much of the 20th century, North Carolina effectively was a one-party state: Democratic.
Published: Sunday, November 29th, 2020 @ 12:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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With the civil unrest brought on by decades of a failing education system, and a collective poor parenting that constantly rewards "precious children" with ultra privilege and such high esteem, I have considered and collected just a few thoughts.
Published: Sunday, July 12th, 2020 @ 7:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Anyone who knows me knows how much I love history and how much time I spend reading and researching historical events.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 12:57 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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It's popular these days to talk about the potential outbreak of a second Civil War. I've not been immune to that sentiment - I've probably used that language in the past.
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 3:52 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Most Americans have been propagandized rather than educated on the causes of the War Between the States (aka, The War of Northern Aggression; aka, The War to Prevent Southern Independence; aka, the Civil War).
Published: Monday, May 21st, 2018 @ 3:01 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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On Friday, Slate published a beautifully-written essay by Jamelle Bouie about the new National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, which pays tribute to those who were lynched by white mobs between the Civil War and the civil rights movement.
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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This article, excerpted from Mike Scrugg's book THE UN-CIVIL WAR, discusses the first 13th Amendment, which was QUITE DIFFERENT from the one which was ratified in 1865.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 1:09 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the Earth the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and Nature's God entitle them.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2018 @ 11:34 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The question is: Was the Civil War fought over the issue of Slavery?
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2017 @ 10:14 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The inventor of Coca-Cola died penniless and addicted to Morphine. John Pemberton fought in the civil war on the losing side. He was almost killed by a saber wound and became addicted to morphine to ease the pain.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2017 @ 3:18 am
By: Bobby Tony
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William Ellison Jr., born April Ellison, (c. April 1790 - December 5, 1861) was a cotton gin maker and blacksmith in South Carolina, a free Negro and former slave who achieved considerable success in business before the American Civil War.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 12:48 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Three day exhibit at North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer N.C. first.
Published: Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 @ 2:18 am
By: Bobby Tony
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In 1824, Rep. John Randolph from Virginia addressed Congress and condemned the high protective tariff that it was poised to pass, explaining how it would inflict great economic harm on the Southern states.
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2016 @ 10:32 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Jefferson Davis' worse fears came true. The big government of Abraham Lincoln, the greatest tyrant our country has ever known, has co-opted and crafted the "great lie" of why our country fought the Civil War.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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One hundred and fifty one years after the end of the civil war, we still cannot resolve the fundamental differences that existed then and to some extent exist now. Civil War, Martin Luther King, I have a dream, MLK Birthday
Published: Monday, January 18th, 2016 @ 4:10 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The 150th anniversary of the American Civil War has generated quite a bit of scholarship about a key event in the nation’s history.
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2015 @ 1:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While we're heading down the dangerous slippery slope of government-sponsored censorship surrounding the display of the Confederate flag and certain Civil War generals and other historical figures, we should also be demanding that certain other statues be taken down
Published: Saturday, August 1st, 2015 @ 12:26 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Governor McCrory signed House Bill 595 into law today. The law provides a pathway for qualified active duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and recently separated veterans to transition into civilian law enforcement positions by accrediting their military police experience and training toward...
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 6:18 am
By: Chris Downey
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I read a book about the estimated 50,000 Black soldiers who wore the CSA uniform and fought in numerous battles.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 4:02 am
By: Ted McDonald
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The dean emeritus of the College of Allied Health Sciences at East Carolina University was recently honored with one of North Carolina's most prestigious civilian awards for his outstanding service to the state in the area of health equity.
Published: Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 @ 3:50 am
By: ECU News Services
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It is drawing nigh to August 25, the date set for hearings to begin over the battle between Vidant Medical Group, LLC, and the citizens of Belhaven who are up in arms over losing their local hospital.
Published: Thursday, August 28th, 2014 @ 3:22 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 North Carolina Awards, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state and awarded by the governor, through May 15.
Published: Sunday, April 13th, 2014 @ 9:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County has become quite the microcosm for the civil war between the GOP establishment and The Tea Party. We've written extensively about some of the controversies there previously on this site.
Published: Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 @ 12:14 am
By: Brant Clifton
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After the Civil War, former slaves were encouraged to participate in a free-labor economy. But much of the South lay in ruins. It was difficult to find work, much less start enterprising careers.
Published: Thursday, December 19th, 2013 @ 12:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The word podcast was barely in use when Gerald Prokopowicz began recording "Civil War Talk Radio." But the professor and chair of the Department of History at East Carolina University has been engaging a worldwide audience through his weekly show for nearly a decade.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 @ 12:02 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated recipients of the state's highest civilian honor tonight at the North Carolina Awards Program in Durham.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2013 @ 1:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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