John Beauchamp Jones is a successful novelist and newspaper man who is now working as a clerk in the Confederate war office in Richmond, Virginia. Formerly living in the American West, his novels focus on the West and the South. While working for the Confederate government, Jones maintains a daily diary of his wartime experiences.…
The Civil War thus far, to a significant degree, is the story of young men far from home missed by loved ones who are nonetheless proud of their men’s bravery and intrigued of news from strange lands. Like a knight in shining armor who answered the call to save his loved one from a dastardly…
Today in Missouri the (First) Battle of Lexington – also known as the Battle of the Hemp Bales – continues. Having begun on September 13, the battle will continue until the 20th of the month. Taking place in Lafayette County, an area of the state harboring much Southern sentiment, the Union Army faces of with…