All Not So Quiet Along the Potomac

As I approach my blog's sixth anniversary, I have started to think about how I may readjust the format and content here at All Not So Qu...

Well, if you haven't noticed, it's been a while since I last posted. Life has gotten pretty busy at home and at work. I am unsure of...

Not long ago the Arlington Historical Society posted an engraving from the February 8, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly on its Facebook pa...

If you are a frequent reader, you may have wondered what happened to the blog. I try to publish a post every two weeks or so. This past coup...

A few weeks ago I wrote about a new project that I am undertaking for the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum . As I researched tales of soldier...

Each year during the Sesquicentennial I wrote a post focused on Thanksgiving at the corresponding time 150 years ago . I looked at holiday c...

Like many readers, I enjoy all types of music. When it comes to the Civil War, I tend to focus on recordings of songs from the era by the 2n...

A couple of months ago, I took my boys to the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum . I previously wrote about this historic treasure on the occas...

Living in Northern Virginia has its perks. After all, Civil War history surrounds us everywhere. As a added bonus, wineries dot the rolling ...

This past August I visited Manassas National Battlefield Park with my boys on the 153rd anniversary of Second Manassas. Living less than 30...