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 ...

Robert N. Scott compiled and edited volume 1-18, 1880-87, and also collected the greater part of the material for volume 19-36, 1887-91. After his death in 1887 the work was continued by Henry M.

In the spring of 1862, Union forces tried to steamroll through the Shenandoah Valley but were met by a stern Confederate army ...

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 ...

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-enactments ...

In between the battles, soldiers have their camps set up and are available to share historical information and showcase what the life of a soldier in the Civil War days was like.