The fighting of the American Civil War ultimately reached nearly every state in the Northern and Southern territories, with ...

The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the ... His words were not simply aimed at the loyal southern states, however -- most white northerners were not interested in fighting to free ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak ... A key issue was states' rights. The Southern states wanted to assert their authority over the federal government ...

History buffs will love this Mississippi destination, where a Civil War battle took place that altered the course of history ...

In some states, Grant deployed troops to maintain order and guarantee that African Americans and their Republican allies ...

The South did not want Lincoln to be the President. At a meeting in the town of Montgomery, Alabama they formed a new government called the Confederate States of America.

Without dwelling on it, “Lincoln’s Peace” mentions multiple times another failure during the Civil War that reverberates ...

In 1865, the Civil War in America ended. The northern states had defeated the southern states. The years immediately after the war were known as the Reconstruction era. The Government changed the ...