On Rising Ground: The Life and Civil War Letters of John M. Douthit, 52nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Elaine Fowler Palencia - DLM) wax seal the Press: The Endless Battle

the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media--from the Founding Fathers to Fake News

the second and third days of the Battle of Gettysburg have received the lion's share of attention from historians

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by Kelby Ouchley

Axelrod is the author of more than one hundred books with a passion for military history and leadership

On Rising Ground: The Life and Civil War Letters of John M. Douthit, 52nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Elaine Fowler Palencia - DLM) wax seal the Press: The Endless Battleby Elaine Fowler Palencia When John M. Douthit of Appalachian Georgia enlisted as a private in Fannin County's 52nd Volunteer Infantry Regiment on March 4, 1862 and marched with neighbors to train at Camp McDonald, he left behind a pregnant wife, an eighteen month old daughter, and a small farm. A precious cache of family letters traces him to eastern Tennessee, where he served south of Cumberland Gap; through the failed Confederate invasion of