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Colonel William Pegram: Lee’s Boy Artillerist

On June 29, 1841, a baby boy was born to the Pegram family in Richmond, Virginia. His parents named him…

2 weeks ago

Rediscovering a Thanksgiving Poem – “The Mayflower Pilgrims”

While researching for my Bradford biography, I just came across a short poem about the Pilgrims. Seeing that it was…

4 weeks ago

The Mystery of a Missing Bradford Letter

Image by Jeff Nelson under CC BY-SA 2.0 I recently came across a snippet from a letter by Bradford that…

2 months ago

Captain Sam Chapman: Mosby’s Fighting Parson

Along the banks of the Shenandoah River, in the beautiful Page Valley near Luray, Virginia, a baby boy was born…

2 months ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Amsterdam

One of Amsterdam's famous canals Nieuwe Kerk, on Amsterdam's central square, was built in the 1300s. Bradford would have certainly…

2 months ago

The Insane Killer of John Wilkes Booth

We explore the closing days of the Civil War, when the victorious president Abraham Lincoln was struck down by the…

2 months ago

General Andrew Pickens: Ring Fight!

A tall and bronzed militia captain named Andrew Pickens led his scouts steadily forward to the unseen enemy. The captain…

3 months ago

Eliza Lucas Pinckney: She Smiles at the Future

There are few young ladies today who relish getting up at 5 AM.  Even fewer make it a habit of…

3 months ago

Closing the Door on Pilgrims and Abortion

Painting of a Dutch Woman from this period by Rembrandt Two years ago I wrote a short article on the…

3 months ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Crossing to the Netherlands

This is the start of a series of post from a second research trip to Europe. This time we flew…

3 months ago