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Author Archives: Richard H. Holloway

Louisiana Tigers painted by Keith Rocco
Posted inFeature

How Wheat’s Tigers’ Opening Gambit at First Manassas Turned to Legend

by Richard H. Holloway9/18/20239/12/2023

A fresh look at the Louisiana Zouaves’ success in the war’s opening battle.

Posted inVideo

Famed Cafe Du Monde Still Serves Up This Civil War Brew

by Christopher Howland and Richard H. Holloway7/19/20237/19/2023
Privates Joseph Hakin and William A. Wilson
Posted inFeature

At War’s End, These Union Soldiers Thought They Were Being Mustered Out. Instead, They Found Themselves Back in the Fray… Under Custer

by Richard H. Holloway6/12/20236/15/2023
Posted inVideo

Through Custer’s Eyes: Roam Through Six Civil War-Era Haunts of the Famed General

by Richard H. Holloway3/24/20233/24/2023
Hand to hand fighting at Seven Pines
Posted inInterview

Turmoil in Richmond: Joe Johnston, Jefferson Davis Command Alliance Was Doomed From the Start

by Richard H. Holloway1/17/20231/17/2023
United Confederate Veterans at Shreveport, La.
Posted inStories

How a Fashion-Conscious General Saved a Tailor from the Civil War’s Front Lines

by Richard H. Holloway11/21/202211/22/2022
Grant watches Missionary Ridge attack
Posted inFeature

Generals on Both Sides Made It Their Mission to Find This Confederate Colonel’s Grave

by Richard H. Holloway11/14/202211/16/2022
Posted inExclusive

Book Review: ‘When Hell Came to Sharpsburg’

by Richard H. Holloway9/21/20229/21/2022
Posted inStories

Foods of the Great Depression: From Peanut Butter-Stuffed Onions to Edible Lint

by Richard H. Holloway8/23/20227/24/2023
Posted inExclusive

Mobile’s Mystery Confederate Forts 

by Richard H. Holloway7/21/20228/18/2022

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