South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...

Florida legally observes Confederate Memorial Day, along with the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, but these ...

The state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860. But not everyone is happy ... to remember those who died fighting for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War and was ...

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought to preserve slavery.

Florida legally observes Confederate Memorial Day, along with the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, but these are not paid holidays. These holidays are not formally recognized by the ...

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

New exhibits coming to the Wayne County Historical Society main museum explore Katz Underwear Factory and 1860s photos of ...

Slavery wasn’t threatened by Lincoln’s election in 1860, folks; but Southerners ... Not surprisingly, the Confederate States, upon forming a government, immediately passed a low tariff.

FROM the time of the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620 until the Civil War and the abolition ... in the States. History of Agriculture in the Northern United States, 1620–1860. By Dr. Percy Wells Bidwell ...