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A Supporter of the Confederacy Reflects on the Emancipation Proclamation

Author: Mansfield Lovell Date:1862 Annotation: In a letter to his son, Confederate Major General Mansfield Lovell (1822-1884) predicts that Lincoln’s emancipation…

Constitution of the Confederate States

Preamble We, the people of the Confederate States, each State acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a…

Lincoln’s Role in the Formulation of Military Strategy

Author: Abraham Lincoln Date:1861 Annotation: The initial Union strategy involved blockading Confederate ports to cut off cotton exports and prevent the…

Reflections on the War’s Causes

Author: David Hopkins Date:1861 Annotation: In its analysis of the Civil War’s causes, the London Times rejected the notion that this…

The Civil War as an Opportunity to Abolish Slavery and Destroy the Slave Power

Author: John Jay III Date:1861 Annotation: In July 1861, Congress adopted a resolution by a vote of 117 to 2 in…

Life in Camp After the First Battle of Bull Run

Author: James R. Kelly Date:1861 Annotation: The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. Altogether, over 600,000 died in…