Tag Archives: Fred Zilian

Civil War Changed U.S. Forever

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Fred Zilian

(This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News on June 24, 2015.) This year our country concludes its sesquicentennial celebration of the Civil War, fought 1861-1865, in which Americans fought, wounded, and killed each other in astounding numbers. … Continue reading →

Climax at Appomattox

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Fred Zilian

(This essay was originally published as “Defeat, denial, and surrender,” in the Newport Daily News, April 9, 2015.) Despite the victory delusions of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, the fortunes of the South deteriorated dramatically in March 1865. Gen. Robert E. … Continue reading →

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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Fred Zilian

(This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News as Lincoln looks to the future on March 5, 2015) On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in to his second term as the president of the United States, giving … Continue reading →

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Women and the Civil War

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Fred Zilian

(The essay was originally published as “Women and the War,” by the Newport Daily News on February 4, 2015.) While most women were content to remain at home and to focus on the home and their families when their husbands … Continue reading →

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Amid Horrors of 1864, R.I. Soldier Perseveres

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Fred Zilian

Through the battles, death, mud and misery of 1864, Elisha Hunt Rhodes, a Civil War soldier from the village of Pawtuxet, Cranston, was sustained by his indomitably positive spirit, a deep religious faith, and a firm commitment to the Union … Continue reading →

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The Great (Berlin) Wall of China

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Fred Zilian

(This essay was originally published as “1989: A year of protests,” in the Newport Daily News on November 8, 2014.) Twenty-five years ago on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, leading not only to the unification of East and … Continue reading →

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The Columbus Day Debate

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Fred Zilian

(This essay was originally published as “Don’t junk Columbus and other heroes,” in the Providence Journal on October 13, 2014.) Like the celebration of Thanksgiving, which has been squeezed severely by the commercialism of Halloween at one end and Christmas … Continue reading →

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To Help Climate: Decrease Footprint; Increase Handprint

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Fred Zilian

(This essay was originally published in the Providence Journal on October 7, 2014.) President Obama’s speech at the United Nations on September 23, underlining the urgency for action on climate change to over 100 assembled world leaders at the UN … Continue reading →

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World War II Begins

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Fred Zilian

(This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News as “Long March Back to War,” on August 30, 2014.) Seventy-five years ago today, Nazi Germany attacked Poland and began World War II, a war that lasted until August 1945, … Continue reading →

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Sean Spicer (‘89) Shares Thoughts on Life and Leadership

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Fred Zilian

(The essay was first published in the Portsmouth Abbey School Bulletin, Summer, 2014.) Sean Spicer believes in family, God, trust, hard work, determination, gratitude, service, and seizing opportunities. It is also clear that the Abbey’s hallmark values of reverence, respect, … Continue reading →

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