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This is an article by Don M. Mahan published in the Journal of Arizona History in the autumn of 2019. It reviews the life experience from cradle to grave and elaborates his contributions to Arizona and southwestern history as a successful businessman…

He Gave away his Life is commonly considered as a poem which Emily Dickinson written for Frazar Stearns, a young man who lost his life in the Battle of New Bern. She expressed her emotion to regrettable death of the family’ s close friend and beloved…

The Battle of New Bern was fought near New Bern, North Carolina on March 14, 1862 where Frazar Stearns lost his life. The Belligerents are the US Army's Coast Division, Union soldiers led by Ambrose Burnside and the Confederate soldiers led by…

The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a non-profit organization founded in 1896 to commemorate the Confederated soldiers, to protect historic heritages of the Civil War and erect Confederate memorials. It is the successor of the United Confederate…

The United Daughters of the Confederacy was an organization established by female descendant of the Confederate soldiers since1894 in Nashville, Tennessee. The main goals of the organization include to honour the Confederated soldiers served in the…

The Battle of Liberty Place is a contest happened on September 14,1874 between the Democratic White League and the Reconstruction Era Louisiana state government. It was resulted from the controversial 1872 gubernatorial election that both Democrat…

The Battle of New Bern was fought near New Bern, North Carolina on March 14, 1862. The Belligerents are the US Army's Coast Division, Union soldiers led by Ambrose Burnside and the Confederate soldiers led by Lawrence O'B. Branch. The Union won the…

An Ode in Time of Hesitation is a poem by William Vaughn Moody after seeing the Shaw monument at Boston. It is considered to give expressions on the problem “how to reconcile our imperialistic aims in the Philippines with ideal for which this country…

The Emancipation Memorial was erected in 1876 in Lincoln Park, Washington D.C. to honour President Lincoln for his contribution to the country. It depicts President Lincoln standing still and emancipating an African American slave who half kneeling…

The Emancipation Memorial was erected in 1876 in Lincoln Park, Washington D.C. It depicts President Lincoln in the act of emancipating an enslaved African American who is shown half kneeling at his feet. The design, by sculptor Thomas Ball, makes a…