Tag: American Civil War
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In Gratitude Toward All Our Military Men and Women | Memorial Day May 25, 2026
by New American Prophet, ©2026 (May 20, 2026) — Memorial Day originated in the aftermath of the American Civil War as a way to honor the soldiers who died in that conflict. In 1868, General John A. Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued a proclamation calling for the decoration of Union soldiers’…
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The Ghost of World War I is Rattling Its Chains
by Thomas Reiner, Quartz Mountain Commentary, ©2025 (Mar. 3, 2025) — “Well, that’s special” – The Church Lady from SNL Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is the lead nominee for the Archduke Ferdinand Award as he acted like Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown in the Friday White House meeting. This was supposed to be…
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A Road Trip to the Deep South
by Allan Wall, Border Hawk, ©2024 (Apr. 29, 2024) — During Spring Break, I accompanied my younger son, a university student, to Louisiana and Mississippi. The trip was his idea and he planned it. A road trip is an opportunity to see our country at ground level. You drive through part of the U.S.A, you…
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“A Cry in the Wilderness”
by Professor Zorkophsky, ©2023 (Mar. 28, 2023) — [Professor Zorkophsky is a well-known author of textbooks for the amateur psychologist and the award-winning producer of “The Dandelion War,” one man’s fight to remain an individual.] As the curtain rises, the house lights dim to the tune of ‘Moon River’ (3:51); the stage is revealed as a…
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Absolutely Disgusting Un-American Activity by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the Commonwealth Supreme Court
by Tom Arnold, ©2021 (Sep. 12, 2021) — Before I show you, the reader, what I mean, please permit me to tell you that I am a military veteran, a retired peace officer and criminal court officer, an Independent-registered voter, a graduate of one of the SEC universities, a one-time author, and layman political observer. …
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Battle of Appomattox: Understanding General Lee’s Surrender
by Sam Jacobs, Ammo.com, 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (Aug. 19, 2021) — The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse is considered by many historians the end of the Civil War and the start of post-Civil War America. The events of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to General and future President Ulysses S. Grant at a small…
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Jefferson Davis: Slavery and the Death of States’ Rights
by Sam Jacobs, Ammo.com, CC by SA 4.0 International (Jul. 20, 2021) — Two individuals come to mind at the mention of the Confederate States of America, General Robert E. Lee and Former-President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis. Both General Lee and Davis were men of principle and conviction as they stood up for…
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God and Americans 1620 – 2020
by ProfDave, ©2020 (Dec. 15, 2020) — For the first three hundred years, immigrants to America and their descendants regarded this vast new continent as a gift from God – the bountiful land, the opportunity open to enterprise, the freedom from oppression – especially religious liberty. They expressed their reverent gratitude in their laws and…
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There Be Judas Amongst Us (RR)
by OPOVV, ©2020 (Nov. 22, 2020) — “Francis Goya Nostalgia Live” (2:57) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Today we are welcoming the world-famous commentator, Sir Jeffery, who has been known to comment on everything under the sun. Tell us, Sir…
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A Leaderless Revolt of Know-Nothings is Breaking My Heart
“TO PRESERVE OUR LIBERTY” June 25, 2020 Dear Friends and Colleagues: The events of the past several weeks make me worry for our great nation. A remarkable and near-unique American quality has been our ability over the years to abide and engage in harsh self-criticism. From our beginning, we had folks who spoke out, telling…
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Charles Parker: The Forgotten History of Parker Brothers and its Legacy of Collectible Shotguns
AN “AMERICAN DREAM” STORY by Ammo.com, CC by 4.0 (Jan. 3, 2020) — Charles Parker is one of those quintessential “American Dream” stories whose business success was forged during the War Between the States and America’s subsequent western expansion. It’s a rags-to-riches tale that combined ingenuity, hard work, and determination to create a multi-generational, family-owned…
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Statue Phobia: A Cry for Help (RR)
“AIDING AND ABETTING THE ENEMY” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Oct. 15, 2019) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ but don’t read us out loud in ‘Hotel California‘ (4:36) to your cat or else you’ll likely get arrested, incarcerated and generally taken to the cleaners by a state that…
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Fort Sumter to Charlottesville: A Letter from Two Montgomery Blairs to Two Presidents
1861 LETTER TO LINCOLN PRESAGES TODAY’S “REBELLION” by Montgomery Blair Sibley, blogging at Amo Probos, ©2017 (Sep. 12, 2017) — On Friday, April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate batteries opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, firing for 34 straight hours. On Saturday, April 13th, the Fort was surrendered by its commanding…
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Nathan Bedford Forrest Erased (RR)
SOUTHERN GENERAL WAS SUCCESSFUL TACTICIAN by OPOVV, ©2017 (Aug. 20, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another half-hour of trying to explain the insanity that is gripping America. Hello, I’m Roving Reporter and will be your host for this episode of ‘Pulse of the Nation.’ Professor Zorkophsky invited us to his office…
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Chief New Leaf Chimes In (RR)
“A SANITIZED FUTURE” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Aug. 19, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and for this episode of ‘Pulse of the Nation’ we’ve been invited down to the church on Hawthorn Street to listen to Chief New Leaf give a little talk titled ‘American Indian Wisdom.’ Let’s listen in: “How. Or in today’s…
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The Real Battle of Charlottesville
“THE SWAMP IS DEEP AND VERY WIDE” From: John Porter To: Americans everywhere. August 17, 2017 Subvert: to overthrow, destroy, undermine, or destabilize an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs. (Webster’s College Dictionary) This is a time which calls for complete and unabashed honesty with ourselves. What…
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The Deniers
“REWRITING HISTORY” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Aug. 16, 2017) — ACT I The curtain rises to the music of ‘Paganini-Liszt La Campanella’ 5:00, revealing a scene of a great battle just ended. The ground is littered with the wounded and dead, dressed in white. As the music progresses the wounded and dead get up, by ones…
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Pave All Civil War Battlefields (RR)
“ERASING AMERICAN HISTORY” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Aug. 15, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the news show that explains today’s insanity. You longtime viewers will recognize Professor’s Zorkophsky’s office and, standing to my right, is none other than the Professor. On my right is the famous…
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President Trump was ‘RIGHT’ in Criticizing ‘ALL’ Participants
“ALL PERSONS’ LIVES MATTER” by Oscar Y. Harward, ©2017 (Aug. 14, 2017) — Charlottesville, Virginia ‘street fights’ erupted over the decision of the Charlottesville City Council to remove the General Robert E. Lee Confederate monument from the property of the City of Charlottesville. By claiming the General Robert E. Lee monument is a ‘racial’ object…
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Who Owns You? (Part Two)
“A CONQUERED PEOPLE” by Michael Gaddy, blogging at The Rebel Madman, ©2017 (Aug. 7, 2017) — “If we yield to the tax power of government. it places us in the lowest bottom of slavery. For if they can take away one penny from us against our wills, they can take all. If they have such…