Old Virginia Blog

WBTS & historical musings, wandering thoughts, book comments, and an occasional rant from the backroads and byways of Old Virginia from Civil War author Richard G. Williams, Jr - one of the few remaining men who has actually lived in Virginia all his life. :)

: Name: Richard G. Williams, Jr.; Location: Shenandoah Valley, US

"From Virginia sprung the Southern Mind, a mind which favoured the local community, Burkean conservatism, the folkways of ancestors, an unwavering orthodox Christian faith." ~ Alphonse Vinh

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"It was this love of home, with its thronging recollections of the past both near and far . . . that nerved many a Southern soldier. . . . Love of the South was inextricably mixed up with this love of the family hearth. . . . Love of one particular spot, of one neighborhood, of one State, was the foundation stone of the love of the entire region which entered so deeply into the spirit of the Confederate soldier." ~ Philip Alexander Bruce

17 April 2007

Virginia in Mourning

As everyone has heard by now, the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as the rest of the Nation, suffered a tragic loss yesterday. Over 30 persons at Virginia Tech have been murdered and there are many parents, grandparents, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, and friends in mourning today. We grieve with them. As many of you know, America's preeminent Civil War historian, Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. has, for many years, taught history at Virginia Tech, so this strikes especially close to him. Let us remember all of these folks in our prayers.

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17 April 2007

Virginia in Mourning

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