PinnedMember-onlyThe First Military Burials at Arlington National CemeteryJohn Reeves is the author of A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. The creation of Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia occurred almost immediately after one of the worst days of violence and horror in American history. On May 12, 1864…Memorial Day6 min readMemorial Day6 min read
PinnedFive myths about Ulysses S. GrantJohn Reeves is the author of A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Later, there would be false rumors of drinking and accusations of incompetence. When the Rebels attacked early that Sunday morning on April 6, 1862, they found the Union…Civil War10 min readCivil War10 min read
Sep 12, 2020Member-only5 Great Books on George WashingtonDuring the early days of the Revolutionary War, in August 1775, General George Washington sent a letter protesting the treatment of American officers to the British commander, General Thomas Gage. Washington objected to the British practice of throwing American officers into jails with common criminals. Gage responded by saying he…Politics7 min readPolitics7 min read
Sep 8, 2020Member-only3 Disturbing Questions About the Meeting Between Paul Manafort and the Russian Intelligence OfficerOn July 28, 2016, Konstantin Kilimnik flew from Kyiv to Moscow and met for five hours with the former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, who was living in Russia after fleeing his country in 2014. After the meeting, Kilimnik urgently needed to discuss a sensitive and potentially lucrative proposal with…Trump8 min readTrump8 min read
Aug 20, 20205 Damning Revelations on Trump and Russia from the New Senate ReportThe Senate Intelligence Committee published a devastating account of the Trump Campaign’s actions relating to Russia, in a report released earlier this week. One of its top-level findings will leave some Americans speechless: While the GRU and WikiLeaks were releasing hacked documents, the Trump Campaign sought to maximize the impact…Trump6 min readTrump6 min read
Jun 18, 2020Robert E. Lee and Black Lives MatterJohn Reeves is the author of A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. In the days and weeks after the killing of George Floyd, Americans gathered all across the country to demand an end to police brutality. As the Black Lives…Confederacy5 min readConfederacy5 min read
Jun 28, 2019Five Essential Books on the Battle of GettysburgJohn Reeves is the author of A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Major General John Reynolds found Brigadier General John Buford about a half mile west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, around 10:00 a.m. on July 1, 1863. …Civil War6 min readCivil War6 min read
Mar 30, 2019What Eighth Graders Need to Know About the Battle of GettysburgJohn Reeves is the author of The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018). A large man, wearing a Confederate uniform and carrying a Rebel flag, walked across a wide open field toward a group of twenty or so eighth graders, who were standing on higher ground…Gettysburg4 min readGettysburg4 min read
Feb 13, 20195 Essential Books on the Battle of the Wilderness5 Essential Books on the Battle of the Wilderness John Reeves is the author of A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Horace Porter, a staff officer for Ulysses S. Grant, provided a chilling description of the Battle of the Wilderness: “Forest fires raged; ammunition-trains exploded; the dead were roasted…History5 min readHistory5 min read
Dec 10, 20185 Remarkable Quotes from Robert E. Lee’s Forgotten InterviewJohn Reeves is the author of A Fire in the Wilderness: The First the Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. In my book, The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee, I discuss an important interview with Robert E. Lee that appeared in The New York Herald on…Civil War6 min readCivil War6 min read
