by editor | Nov 20, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
At least 76 Iowans fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War despite Iowa’s status as Union State. A new book, Iowa Confederates in the Civil War, dives into the history of these soldiers and their motivations for leaving Iowa to fight for the...
by editor | Nov 19, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
There are large historical differences between America’s two major political parties in how they choose their presidential nominees. Consider this: Since 1952, there have been 11 presidential elections where there wasn’t a Republican president running for...
by editor | Nov 18, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
SOUTH CAROLINA: Confederate Relic Room Ponders Name Change for Funding Future COLUMBIA — Museums nationwide are facing fierce competition for both eyes and wallets amid shrinking government resources. South Carolina’s oldest military history museum is no different....
by editor | Nov 13, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
More Revolutionary War battles were fought in South Carolina than any other state. About 200 engagements occurred in the state, according to the National Park Service. “The Revolutionary War may have started in Massachusetts, it may have ended in Virginia, but the...
by editor | Nov 13, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
A recent survey conducted by the Victims of Communism and polled by YouGov, a research and data firm, found that 70% of millennials are likely to vote socialist and that one in three millennials saw communism as “favorable.” Let examine this tragic vision...
by editor | Nov 7, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
An unused pair of snorkel hoses might have doomed the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, researchers said, after finding the vital equipment stowed in the ship. Without the connection, the crew couldn’t have lasted more than two hours submerged, until they just ran...