Living the life of the Southern Gentleman. The meaning of loyalty, duty, honor, and the quiet dignity that made Robert E. Lee a legend - and how to apply it to our lives today. Discuss what it means to be a Southern Gentleman in today's world - it affects everything we do, from manners and how we treat others, to our every-day outward appearance.

The Southern Lady is about gracious living. The men who shaped The Old South depended on the women in their lives - women who love God, their husbands, and their children. Discuss home and family issues: home schooling with a Southern slant, decorating in an Old South look, celebrating Southern holidays, entertaining friends and family, and favorite Southern recipes. Here is where you will find ideas for planning your Lee-Jackson Dinner.

Southern hospitality is legendary, but the manners, etiquette, customs, and dress codes that were once common knowledge, are no longer being taught and observed on a routine basis. This is where we discuss the standards by which a Lady or Gentleman is measured by others in terms of what they wear and how they act.

Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and R. L. Dabney - the famous and the not-so-famous men and women who made The South the great nation that it might have been. This is where we discuss the past and its affect on us today - the rest of Confederate Colonel is focused on the present.

The kitchen garden and the backyard chicken flock were an important part of the Old South landscape. Robert E. Lee said, "All I ever wanted was a Virginia farm, no end of cream and fresh butter and fried chicken - not one fried chicken, or two, but unlimited fried chicken." Discuss your Southern homestead, self-reliance, and preparedness.
• This is also where we discuss the Southern Agrarian movement of the 1930's from the book, "I'll Take My Stand" and how it relates to today.

Pull up a chair or sit on the porch swing while we have a glass of tea or lemonade and talk about the good life and whatever else comes to mind. This is the place to introduce yourself to the forum.

This is the Confederate Colonel project to formulate a set of principles and guidelines for the proper and respectful use and display of the symbols of The South. The title of this document is The Code of Confederate Flag Etiquette. Our objective is to have a document that is widely accepted as the authoritative guide to the proper and respectful use and display of Southern symbols.

Setting the record straight on a topic that The South has been unfairly saddled with. Left to ourselves, this would not even be a topic of discussion; however, like a Southern Gentleman hearing of his family being slandered, it is a topic we are forced to address. This is where we discuss the broad spectrum of race and slavery - from what The Holy Bible says about it, to how it affects modern day politics, race relations, demographics, and society.

Southern news, notes, events, and forum issues. If a topic doesn't fit into one of the other sections - and it is still within the realm of Confederate Colonel - then this is where it goes.

This is part of a project to collect and save "The Best of..." threads and other writings from various sources, including the Confederate Colonel forum. If you have what you believe would fit in this section - and you have the permission of the author - then please post it here. A panel will determine whether it is included in the permanent collection.

Gone With The Wind, Gods and Generals, and The Last Confederate do much to illustrate what Confederate Colonel is about. Discuss and recommend your favorites.

Letters we have received through the Contact Us link that were intended for publication and have some relevance to the objectives of this forum. Letters are chosen entirely at the descretion of the forum Administrator and may be edited as we see fit.