Average Citizen Blog

I chose to follow a U.S Civil War blog by Ethan Rafuse.  The blog has been listed in a few top-ten U.S Civil War Blog ratings. I immediately chose to follow a Civil War Blog because The United States Civil War has captivated me since middle school.  Not only is it my favorite part of history to study but I also find reading anything on the Civil War entertaining.  Perhaps the classes I have taken on the civil war that lead me to my fascination with the war, military leaders, Lincoln, reconstruction, and how the war is still remembered today.  I believe to this day there is still a connection to the Civil War within the US that is deeper than connections to any other historical event.  This blog is an example of this.  Ethan Rafuse is a great blogger.  He has collected and posted recent articles, some of which reporters have quoted him in, as well as written his own pieces that give opinions on events. These articles exemplify the connections historians and average people still have to the Civil War.  Titles like, “Osceola — still smarting from Civil War — calls on KU to drop Jayhawks as mascot.” And, “Today’s Military is Still Learning From the Civil War,” truly help the reader understand that the Civil War is not just another piece of history nor is it forgotten.  Infact, was intrigued the moment I started reading the blog because the sub title is, “Refighting the American Civil War, One Blog Post at a Time.”   Ethan Rafuse and his team do a wonderful job of picking articles to do just that. I would recommend following this intelligent blog to anybody even those who are only slightly interested in the Civil War because it does not consist of bland factual civil war readings but rather recent articles filled with recent events connecting to the Civil War.  This makes it much easier to relate and stay entertained.  For those who are not as inclined to read, there are also interesting illustrations from past and present artists to admire. The Civil Warriors blog can be found at: http://civilwarriors.net/wordpress/ .