CHARLOTTE, N.C. Shelby Foote was one of the few Southerners I could watch on a national stage with confidence that whatever came out of his mouth would be wise and witty, making me proud we were ...

In his classic history of the Civil War, author Shelby Foote relates the story of Commodore Andrew H. Foote who partnered with Ulysses S. Grant to capture Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River.

Vance Lauderdale was among the 4,000 people who lined up to get a look at — and maybe a piece of — the late, great Shelby Foote’s estate. Here’s his report. Keep the Memphis Flyer flying. For more ...

To many Americans, Shelby Foote's sleepy Southern drawl is the voice of authority on the Civil War. The author's commentary for Ken Burns' wildly popular 1990 television documentary on the subject ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Novelist and Civil War historian Shelby Foote, who became a national celebrity in explaining the war to the nation on Ken Burns' 1990 PBS documentary, died Monday. He was 88.

"[Illustration on] p. 113: From a drawing by Aldred R. Waud, courtesy Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution/Art Resource, New York."--p. 314, v. 14 (Fort Stedman to ...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On July 18, 2014, Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. was honored with the Shelby Foote Preservation Legacy Award by the Civil War Trust, at a ceremony held in Atlanta, for his ...