By the time Abraham Lincoln took office as President of the United States on March 4, 1861, the seven seceding slave states had formed the See more

In his 2010 book Major Problems in the Civil War, historian Michael Perman says that historians are of two minds on why millions of men … See more

The supply situation for most Confederate armies was dismal, even when they were victorious on the battlefield. The central government was … See more

With so many white males conscripted into the army and roughly 40% of its population unfree, the work required to maintain a functioning society … See more

The Confederate Congress provided for a Confederate army patterned after the United States Army. It was to consist of a large provisional force to exist only in time of war and a small … See more

Because of the destruction of any central repository of records in Richmond in 1865 and the comparatively poor record-keeping of the time, there can be no definitive number … See more

Native Americans served in both the United States and Confederate military during the American Civil War. They fought knowing they … See more