This lesson compares the experiences, roles, and legacies of Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis, the wives of the Civil War era presidents. The lesson, which features historian Kelly Hancock speaking ...

The seceded states created the Confederate States of America and elected Jefferson Davis, a Mississippi Senator ... Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun.

Don is joined by Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Professor at Louisiana State University and editor of a number of books on this subject. Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was ...

This price rare spy weapon (forgotten weapons) was found while metal detecting for civil war relics and we interview legendary relic hunter Steve Phillips who found it. This is believed to be the same ...

37 —Abraham Lincoln The Civil War was about slavery ... 38 Confederate President Jefferson Davis said similarly that “[w]e are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for independence.” ...