Examines primary documents from domestic and foreign observers to determine whether the American South was Constitutionally justified in seceding, and digs past conventional history to debunk myths about the Civil War's causes and nationwide attitudes toward blacks and slavery.
Examines events that led to the Civil War in the United States, beginning in 1815, and includes discussion of how Abraham Lincoln fought to preserve the Union, and how the South battled to retain slaves and its way of life.
When her new husband joins the hastily organized Confederate Army, Geneva changes her name to Jimmy, dons a uniform, and enlists to be with her beloved.
Contains 36 leaves of plates originally issued with a volume of narrative by Oxmoor House. Louis Kurz was asked by President Lincoln to visit scenes of action during the Civil War and record what he saw.