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Doug's History Blog

Doug shares his history knowledge, thoughts, and TRAVELS! Mostly American history…

Posts tagged Stonewall Jackson
Book Review! American Ulysses: A Life Of Ulysses S. Grant by Ronald C. White (and more thoughts on the Lost Cause)

Doug reviews a fantastic bio of Ulysses S. Grant by Ronald C. White and goes deep into his own head as he unravels more of what he was taught in school at the same time. A compelling exercise that more Americans need to do… give it a read and more importantly give this book a read!

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Road Trip! Fredericksburg, North Anna, Richmond & Lexington, VA!

This roadtrip ended up being a pretty deep dive into some directions Doug didn’t anticipate… an odyssey through Virginia back in 2019 with battlefields, capitol buildings, university campuses, museums and discussions of monuments… come along!

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A Visit to D.C.! Manassas National Battlefield and much more...

A whirlwind trip in and out of D.C. for Doug - it had been wayyyyy too long and 7 hours at Mannassas National Battlefield was epic - a total immersion of studying the battle along with some sites in the city!

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