North of downtown Mobile, far into the region some would call “shotgun country”, there sits a reminder of Mobile County’s international roots. In 1795, the United States and Spain were still riding high from their recent victory in the American Revolution. However, here in Mobile there was still a question about where the Spanish territory…
The year was 1863 and the Confederates were far north, deep into Pennsylvania. Gun smoke from thousands of muskets and hundreds of cannon clung to the small range of hills that lay just outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Federal Army of the Potomac had been stretched across the landscape by General George Meade, and all…
The shadows of the giants of textbooks, have at times hidden the minor characters in the drama of our history. The surrender at Appomattox Courthouse is considered to be the end of the Civil War by many. However, there were many instances of surrender and defeat. In the year 1865, the fate of the Confederate…
Chaos and division seem to be the norm in our country at present. People of all origins appear to recoil back into the comfort of their own kind, instead of wading into the sea of conversation and variety. Now we don’t usually think of the early twentieth century as a time of acceptance and understanding,…
All too often we hear of a person with influence and power, who for some reason lacks the courage to help change the world around them. As plentiful as this type is, there were and will always be people with the fortitude to stand and withstand. One such person sailed into our history books in…
Stories and Truths: Of Alabama and Elsewhere 