Most modern Americans cannot conceive of states seceding from the US, but in 1860, the majority of the people believed ...

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 ...

Two were recovered after the American Civil War at the confederate spy headquarters in Canada. The other one was found on Confederate President Jefferson Davis' desk that he was using as a ...

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.” ...