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 ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. In his classic history of the Civil War, author Shelby Foote relates the story of Commodore Andrew H. Foote who partnered ...

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 ...

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 ...