Confederate Mona Lisa
By Doug York and Ronald S. Coddington Long before Vicksburg became ground zero in the federal campaign to control the Mississippi, the city thrived as an important transportation gateway. A
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Heydey of Hope
Much has been written about John Pelham’s courage on the battlefield of Fredericksburg and his mortal wounding in the cavalry fight at Kelly’s Ford. Far less has been recorded about
Deception and Destruction, Then Chivalry in the Gulf
By Ronald S. Coddington The Confederate raider Alabama presented an extraordinary sight as she steamed the Caribbean Sea towards the island of Jamaica in late January 1863—a portion of her