The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...

History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...

The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee -- severed their ties with the Union. To retain the loyalty of the ...

We are starting a new Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the American Civil War. In this first episode, we will cover the reasons that caused the American ...

Ten months into the Civil ... of the war. Though coffee was cultivated around the world from Java to Ethiopia to Haiti, Brazil had been the main supplier to the United States. The Union blockade ...

The Jessamine County Courthouse lawn is home to a one-of-a-kind Confederate Civil War monument ... Confederate States of America, but Jessamine County’s new statue wore a Union kepi-style ...