At the time the Civil War began in 1861, the United States government did not print paper money; it only minted coins. As a historian of the American Civil War, I study how the Confederate government ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has restored a memorial to a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. that demonstrators took down during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, part ...
Between the winter of 1860 and the spring of 1861, eleven Southern states broke away from the United States to form a new country, the Confederate States of America (CSA). As a fledgling nation, the ...
Relatively few people are aware that during the Civil War, Confederate leaders put forth a proposal to arm slaves to fight against the Union in exchange for their freedom. In his new book Confederate ...
"Lithod. by Evans & Cogswell", "Engraved by Keatinge & Ball, Columbia, S.C."; Front Center Image: State Capitol at Columbia, S.C.; Between 1861 and 1865, the new government issued Confederate currency ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Editor Charles Mitchell discussed the "Lost Cause" narrative and provided an overview of his lecture challenging claims that the state of Maryland ...
The Jessamine County Courthouse lawn is home to a one-of-a-kind Confederate Civil War monument that wears a Union soldier's hat. David Swartz is a historian and professor, who spent five years ...
During the Civil War, Americans fought over what the Declaration truly meant. As the nation fractured, Americans turned to the Declaration of Independence for meaning. Union leaders like Lincoln saw ...