Never Forget what the Yankee barbarians did! Imagine this happening today! (this is a new video featuring Mary Chesnut's diary entry and scenes from Mississippi). Excerpts from Mary Boykin Chesnut's diary... The Yankees are barbarians. They go into the houses of the poor and helpless women, take their all, and leave them to starve. In Atlanta, they burned the homes of our bravest men, turned women and children into the streets, and laughed as they did it. One lady told me how they dragged her je

Salute! Excerpt from the Diary of William J Black, Confederate Artilleryman who fought at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Oct 19, 1864. Scenes are from this past weekend! October 19th. Battle of Cedar Creek. We were up before day, and moved off at the sound of the guns. Our battery was in position on the right of the Valley pike, near the creek, supporting Ramseur's infantry division. The fog was thick as pea soup, and the Yanks were caught flat-footed—some still in their tents, shaving or cooking br