Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...

"Three political leaders presided over the reshaping of the North American continent during the fiery 1860s. Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln were both born in Kentucky, Davis in June 1808 and ...

Flitting shadows -- In the days of our youth -- Unconquerable hearts -- Borne by loving hands -- The body of the president embalmed -- We shall see and know our friends in heaven -- The cause is not ...

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson created our union. Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis tried to dissolve it. Abraham Lincoln saved it. I think this leaves little doubt regarding which symbols ...

After an absence of 69 years, Jefferson Davis was last week ready to re-enter the U. S. Capitol as a representative of Mississippi. In heroic bronze he will take his place in Statuary Hall. Sculptor ...