Civil War authors bring history to life Newport News, Norfolk to host best-selling authors James M. McPherson and Jeff Shaara In the days preceding the Civil War, when talk of war was heating up dinner conversations from North to South, and U.S. states and families were picking sides, Norfolk resident Navy Capt. David Glasgow Farragut had a tough decision to make: Stick with his Southern roots and support Virginia's secession, or ...
Sept. 9, 2013 - Daily Press