Archive: October 5, 2008 - October 11, 2008
Famed Guide Goes to Texas
Perhaps the best-known Civil War battlefield tour guide, Ed Bearss, will launch Navarro College's distinguished lecture series on Oct. 18 at the school's Corsicana, Tex., campus. Bearss, the National Park Service's chief historian emeritus, is famous for his remarkable memory...
By Linda Wheeler | October 8, 2008; 8:46 AM ET | Comments (1)
A Modern Day Fight Over Re-enactment
The 18th annual Cedar Creek battle reenactment on Oct. 18 and 19 in Middletown, Va. will go on as scheduled, with an anticipated 5,000 soldiers and hundreds of horses fighting their way back and forth across the original battlefield. It...
By Linda Wheeler | October 6, 2008; 4:31 PM ET | Comments (3)
Longstreet in Tennessee
The Longstreet Society's Oct. 10-12 seminar in Knoxville is titled "In a Strange Country: Longstreet in Tennessee," and offers a weekend of speakers and tours. Included in the annual seminar are visits to Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's headquarters at Confederate...
By Linda Wheeler | October 6, 2008; 4:11 PM ET | Comments (1)
About This Blog
Civil War columnist Linda Wheeler brings her successful “A House Divided” writings to washingtonpost.com after a 10-year run as a column in the newspaper. Sometimes news-breaking but always interesting, the blog will cover issues of importance to Civil War...
By washingtonpost.com editors | October 6, 2008; 3:00 PM ET | Comments (2)
