THREE CONFEDERATE GENERALS WHO HAD THE RIGHT STUFF   By Michael Thomas   Just 83 Brigadier-Generals in the entire Confederate army were promoted to the rank of Major-General during the War For Southern Independence. These promotions were based on meritorious leadership and personal bravery exhibited as Brigadier-Generals. Most possessed two other personal qualifications; (1) established battle or campaign experience from the Indian wars or the Mexican American War as officers

CONFEDERATE GUN BOAT ON THE ATTACK   By: Mike Thomas   In May 1861 the Confederate Navy was in its infancy with little more than bold and seasoned leadership. One of its few assets was a small iron-hulled vessel, built for use as a steam tug in 1858, named the James Gray. Purchased by the state of South Carolina in March 1861 and renamed the Lady Davis, the vessel was armed with a 24-pounder cannon and a 12-pounder rifled gun. The Lady Davis was transferred to the Confederacy

CROG BRONSON AND GENERAL R. E. LEE By Carl F. Hill   By: Randy Burbage.   One Florence policeman became a local legend. His most notable performance, however, was not in the line of duty. Among the duties of the local police was meeting the night passenger train at the station and escorting them passengers to the hotel. On one cold night, J. C. “Krog [Crog}” Brunson of the police force had this duty, when two drummers from the North arrived on the train. When they entered the

CSN CAPTAIN DUNCAN N. INGRAHAM, 1802 – 1892   By: Mike Thomas   The U.S. Navy has long honored notable Americans by naming warships after them. Leading the list is George Washington, with eight ships bearing his name. Four men, 3 of whom are former presidents, share second place with four ships named after them. Tho-mas Jefferson, James Madison, and U.S. Grant comprise this small group and native Charlestonian Dun-can N. Ingraham, a former Confederate Commodore.   Ingraham ca

Our Confederate Ancestors: Part Three of The Daring Exploits of H. D. D. Twiggs and His Confederate Compatriots in the War Between the States   by Gene Kizer, Jr.   A Series on the Daring Exploits of Our Confederate Ancestors in the War Between the States.   But, my friends, I may not detain you. An eloquent member of this Association has consented, on this occasion, to revive the memory of a siege illustrious in the annals of war; a siege, the brave traditions of which will

CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS ARE AMERICAN VETERANS BY ACT OF CONGRESS    By Gene Patrick   Most Americans know very little about the War of Northern Aggression. Despite the firsthand knowledge we get from the letters sent home by Confederate and Federal Soldiers and countless books written about the events that took place during those four years, much of the history has been suppressed and censored. Veterans today, especially the Sons of Confederate Veterans, are waking up to a new e