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This week marks the anniversary of the greatest battle in the United States’ Civil War. That battle, at Gettysburg, was ...
The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American history, but it's more misunderstood than you would think. We're breaking down some myths about Lincoln, women soldiers, racist ...
Between 1861 and 1865, the Union, or northern states, and the Confederacy, or southern states, fought each other in the American Civil War. A major dispute over slavery was the primary cause of ...
Today’s episode will focus on one of the biggest – and most important – turning points in world history; the Battle of Gettysburg. The three-day battle occurred during the American Civil War; a major ...
Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861, by Robert W. Merry.Simon & Schuster, 528 pages. With Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South ...
Florida was the smallest of the 11 Confederate states, with 140,000 residents, 60,000 of them slaves. About 15,000 Floridians fought, the largest percentage of any southern state.
Yes, the 11 Southern states that made up the Confederacy during the Civil War seceded from the U.S. following the election of Abraham Lincoln, who was against slavery.
Like other southern states, Florida added Confederate Memorial Day as an official holiday in 1895, along with Gen. Lee’s birthday, according to Jacksonville.com. Today, the sunshine state ...
Southern states had stood in the way of recognizing Liberia since its independence in 1847, arguing that it would be inappropriate for the U.S. to host a Black diplomatic representative in Washington.
Confederate Memorial Day is observed in South Carolina, as well as a few other states. The holiday commemorates Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. Observances include battle re ...