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Confederate Civil War Flag History:
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Editor's Picks for Confederate Flags and Heritage
Recommended
Reading:
The Flags of Civil War North Carolina.
Description: Compiled and written by educator and Civil War expert Glenn Dedmondt,
The Flags Of Civil War North Carolina is a very straightforward reference presenting photographs,
color illustrations, descriptions and history of the titular flags that flew over North Carolina
when it seceded from the Union. Each page or two-page spread features the different flags
of the various North Carolina regiments. A meticulously
detailed resource offering very specific information for history and civil war buffs, The Flags Of Civil War North Carolina
is a welcome contribution to the growing library of Civil War Studies and could well serve as a template for similar volumes
for the other Confederate as well as Union states. Great photos and illustrations! Continued below...
Flags stir powerful emotions, and few
objects evoke such a sense of duty and love for the homeland. In April 1861, the first flag of a new republic flew over North Carolina.
The state had just seceded from the union, and its citizens would soon have to fight for their homes, their families, and
their way of life. Each flag is meticulously
detailed and scaled to perfection. The Flags of Civil War North Carolina
is the history of this short-lived republic (which later joined the Confederacy), told through the banners that flew over
its government, cavalry, and navy. From the hand-painted flag of the Guilford Greys to the flag of the Buncombe
Riflemen--made from the dresses of the ladies of Asheville--this
collection is an exceptional tribute to the valiant men who bore these banners and to their ill-fated crusade for independence.
About the Author: Glenn Dedmondt, a lifelong resident of the Carolinas and member of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans, shares his passion for the past as a teacher of South Carolina
history. Dedmondt has also been published in Confederate Veteran magazine.
Recommended Reading: The
Flags of the Confederacy: An Illustrated History. Description: Devereaux
D. Cannon is an expert on vexillology (the study of flags). This book offers a history, profiles, design specifications and
an overview of the various flags (national flags, battle flags and naval ensigns) that were utilized by the Confederacy. The
book features several pages with glossy photos of the various flags of the Confederacy. It features even the little known
flags. Continued below...
Cannon's book has inspired flag makers to revive the old flags in addition to the 3 national flags, the battle
flag and the naval ensign. This book is must have for flag gurus, Civil War buffs and southern partisans.
Recommended Reading:
"Why I Wave the Confederate Flag, Written by a Black Man". Description: Congress
shall make no law respecting and establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress
of grievances. "This book is about truth and passion." What makes this book dangerous is its raw honesty. Hervey
lifts the veil of Black decadence at the same time he exposes the lies and political correctness of modern day America. Continued
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Hervey states: "I show that
the Civil War was not fought over slavery and that the demise of my race in America is not of the White man, but rather of
our own making. In this book, I show how Blacks in America ran away from physical bondage to one far worse-- mental bondage."
Recommended
Reading: Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War. Description:
Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalist Tony Horwitz returned from years of traipsing through war zones as a foreign correspondent only to
find that his childhood obsession with the Civil War had caught up with him. Near his house in Virginia,
he happened to encounter people who reenact the Civil War--men who dress up in period costumes and live as Johnny Rebs and
Billy Yanks. Intrigued, he wound up having some odd adventures with the "hardcores," the fellows who try to immerse themselves
in the war, hoping to get what they lovingly term a "period rush." Horwitz spent two years reporting on why Americans are
still so obsessed with the war, and the ways in which it resonates today. Continued below...
In the course of his work, he made a sobering side trip to cover a "murder that was provoked by the display
of the Confederate flag," and he spoke to a number of people seeking to honor their ancestors who fought for the Confederacy.
Horwitz has a flair for odd details that spark insights, and Confederates in the Attic is a thoughtful and entertaining
book that does much to explain America's continuing obsession with the Civil War.
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