Moore stated that after the Civil War, some of the saddest cases in the homeless community in Louisiana were that of “the old freed women women out with years of slavery.” Joanna wrote that ...

By Febrary 1, 1861, six more states -- Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana ... Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four ...

Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for battle ... In their first major battle, at Port Hudson, Louisiana on May 27, 1863, African Americans proved their courage beyond a ...

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.

After reading the responses, I feel confident in saying that they confirmed my primary thesis: Anti-Trump conservatives do not believe that Americans are fighting what I call the Second Civil War ...

Jeff Landry earlier this month attempted to remove civil service protections for hundreds of engineers and attorneys across state government, a broader effort to give Louisiana elected officials ...

The Confederate battle flag is often viewed as a symbol of racism, having been carried by soldiers during the Civil War who were fighting for the perpetuation of "negro slavery" as stated in the ...

In the early hours of April 27, 1865, mere days after the end of the Civil War, the Sultana — a 260-foot-long wooden steamboat — burst into flames along the Mississippi River. Built in ...