
03/21/2025
An excellent Friday/weekend read: Algis Valiunas on Southern historians of the Civil War. "A particular catastrophe for the South, then, but a resounding triumph for America. God grant that we may yet prove worthy of it."
Southern historians face a distinct challenge when covering the Civil War. The best among them have told a story more sympathetic to the losers than that of a conventional Northern historian while remaining forthright about the stakes involved and th...