Introduction: A Nation Transformed by Conflict On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for his second […]
Introduction: A Nation at a Crossroads As the American Civil War neared its end in 1863, the country faced a […]
Introduction: A Moment of Unprecedented Change On January 9, 1863, just over a week after President Abraham Lincoln signed the […]
Introduction: A Civil War in Politics and Morality The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was not only […]
Introduction: The Civil War’s Beginning and the Question of Slavery The American Civil War, which began in April 1861, was […]
The Rise of Abraham Lincoln as a National Republican Figure By 1859, Abraham Lincoln had emerged from relative obscurity to […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court and a Controversial Beginning to Buchanan’s Presidency Just two days after James Buchanan assumed the presidency […]
Introduction: The Turbulent Political Climate of Mid-19th Century America In the mid-1800s, the United States was grappling with one of […]
Introduction: The Political Landscape of 19th Century America In the decades leading up to the American Civil War, the United […]
Introduction: The Roots of an Emancipator’s Conviction Abraham Lincoln’s declaration in April 1864—“I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not […]
Introduction: The Closing Days of a Nation Divided By early April 1865, the American Civil War was drawing to its […]
The question of whether the Confederate South could have won the American Civil War remains one of the most compelling […]
The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, stands out in military history for its extraordinary intensity and frequency […]
Introduction: A Nation Flooded with Generals By 1865, America was awash with generals. The end of the Civil War marked […]
Introduction: A Grim Awakening on the Battlefield When the men of 1861 marched off to fight in the American Civil […]
The American Civil War, waged from 1861 to 1865, was not only a conflict of armies but also a profound […]
When Abraham Lincoln declared that the American Civil War was “in some way about slavery,” the statement was both a […]
The American Civil War is often thought of as a brutal land conflict marked by iconic battles such as Gettysburg […]
Introduction: The Western Theater in the American Civil War The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was a […]
Introduction: The Crucial Moment After Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg, fought in July 1863, is often regarded as the turning […]
The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was a defining moment in United States history, marked by fierce […]
Introduction: A Pivotal Moment in the Civil War The summer of 1863 stands as a defining chapter in the history […]
