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The Mood in Marietta, Ohio, at the Beginning of the Civil War
Author: Frederic Pearce Date:1861 Annotation: Many Northerners felt confident of a quick victory. In 1861, the Union states had 22.5 million…
Letter from General Robert E. Lee to General Philip St. George Cocke
Author: Robert E. Lee Date:1861 Annotation: Lincoln was convinced that the Confederate states had seceded from the Union for the sole…
The Civil War Begins
Date:1861 Annotation: Upon learning of Lincoln’s plan, Jefferson Davis ordered General Pierre G.T. Beauregard (1818-1893) to force Fort Sumter’s surrender before the…
Declaration of Causes of Seceding States – Texas
Date:1861 Annotation: The Secession Convention spelled out the reasons why Texas should leave the Union. Beginning with South Carolina in December 1860,…
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Author: Julia Ward Howe Date:1861 Annotation: This is the text of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Julia Ward Howe wrote…
Declaration of Causes of the Seceding States – Georgia
Date:1861 Document: Georgia The people of Georgia having dissolved their political connection with the Government of the United States of America, present…