The 18th North Carolina Regiment has the dubious distinction of firing the volley at Chancellorsville, Virginia, that mortally wounded General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. This tragic accident has overshadowed the regiment's otherwise valiant service during the Civil War. One of Robert E. Lee's "fighting regiments," the 18th North Carolina was a part of two famous Confederate military machines, A.P. Hill's Light Division and Jackson's foot cavalry. This revealing history chronicles the regiment's exploits from its origins through combat with the Army of Northern Virginia at Hanover Court House, the Seven Days' Battles, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and other battles to its surrender at Appomattox Court House as a battered, much smaller shell of its former self. A roster of those surrendering officers and enlisted men and brief biographical sketches of those who fought with the regiment for most of the war complete this enlightening account.

For eighteen years, almost every year while going through the Haggadah I would say to myself that this did not represent me or my faith in Messiah Yeshua. I would say someone should write a Haggadah that represents the Messianic believer who is celebrating the feasts of Yahweh and partaking of his Passover Lamb. Well eighteen years later I realized that someone was me. I not only wanted to write a Haggadah that fulfilled all of the commandments of the Father concerning the feast of Passover. I wanted to show clearly the Messiah contained in this feast. So even though this can and should be used as a traditional Haggadah, it can also be used to explain all of the feast of Yahweh to people who are just coming into the knowledge of celebrating the feasts of Yahweh. Shalom and I hope you enjoy your feast and that this Haggadah brings you into a greater understanding of the feast of Passover. And as we always say this time of year. NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM