John Wilkes Booth in Hell
John Wilkes Booth turns up in an early 20th century poem, ever the villain, playing the sax in hell
Category: The Arts
Herman Melville on the Gray Ghost
The Gray Ghost, as John S. Mosby was known, inspired both the Union and Confederate armies. Mosby and his men inspired pride in the South and struck fear in the hearts of Union soldiers. That fear...
I’m Afraid To Go Home
Happy July 4th. We hope you have a great holiday. The cost of freedom is recorded not only in books and photographs, but in poetry and music. Here is a Civil War song by...