Old BoneJan 12, 20192 minThe Reverend Nelson DurrettWhile researching my book about the Battle of Waynesboro, I came across a number of interesting personalities from Waynesboro's past. The...
Old BoneJan 9, 20191 minThe Mighty Minié I have a piece coming out in American Digger Magazine later this year which explores the evolution of the Minié ball and its use and co...
Old BoneJan 7, 20191 minDissin' Shelby Foote Legendary Southern historian Shelby Foote's critics recoil at what they consider to be a "Lost Cause" romance story. Foote is so passé, d...
Old BoneJan 5, 20192 minRoger Williams ~ The Complete ManI’m about half way through John Barry’s, Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul – Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty. ...
Old BoneJan 3, 20194 minCelebrating the Old BreedI always enjoy reading Victor Davis Hanson's essays. His training and broad knowledge of American and world history, combined with the wi...
Old BoneJan 2, 20192 minHealing a Broken Nation: Civil War Veterans Show the WayI recently read, with great interest, an article about the 50th Gettysburg Reunion held in 1913. As I read the piece, I could not help bu...
Old BoneJan 2, 20193 minRoger Williams & the Providence of GodThe founder of the colony of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist church in America, Roger Williams, left England for America in 1630. H...
Old BoneJan 1, 20192 min Moving Forward & Reaching BackI've been (seriously) writing and blogging for a couple of decades now. It's hard to believe. Lord willin', I'll be 61 years old this mon...