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1861: Cotton prices rise sharply
Almost unanimously, Southerners believed they could use cotton to lure England and France into recognizing the Confederacy. Since the administration of Jefferson Davis wanted to avoid any appearanc… more →
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First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln - March 4, 1861
greatspeeches wrote 1 month ago: First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln - March 4, 1861 First page of the Inaugural Address by A … more →
Civil War Hidden Mysteries
user987 wrote 2 months ago: This is another game with a historical background: Civil War Hidden Mysteries. The main hero is Gene … more →
All about the people who lived it
wckeesey wrote 3 months ago: No, I’m not going to tell you all about the people who lived during the Civil War, there is ju … more →
Comparing say... a grouping of counties from Alabama with the Shenandoah Valley
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cenantua wrote 5 months ago: I certainly believe that each area, no matter whether it be in Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, North C … more →
April 12, 1861
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Agricola wrote 6 months ago: Today marks one of the most important dates in the history of our United States. The young country … more →
Number of voters in the Shenandoah Valley, 1856-1861
cenantua wrote 6 months ago: The following table specifies the number of votes cast in the three elections from 1856-1860 and the … more →
To the devout soldier, religion was the connecting link between camp life and home.
tellinghistory wrote 7 months ago: “Faith in God became the single greatest institution in the maintenance of morale in the armie … more →
Parades and reviews . . . engendered patriotism and pride.
tellinghistory wrote 7 months ago: Parades and reviews offered units a formal opportunity to display their abilities, and they usually … more →
Important events in the Civil War for March 1861
tellinghistory wrote 7 months ago: March 1861 March 4 - Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated. March 6 - The new Confederate Congress authoriz … more →
1861: Cotton prices rise sharply
levuka wrote 7 months ago: Almost unanimously, Southerners believed they could use cotton to lure England and France into reco … more →
April 1861, cotton bubble impacts Levuka and UK Lancashire President Lincoln ordered a blockade of the Confederate southern ports, the outlet for the raw cotton on which Lancashire's mills depended.
levuka wrote 7 months ago: The American Civil War was a crucial event in the history of the both Levuka and the UK Lancashire c … more →
American Civil War: 1861-1865 The Blue and the Gray
kombuwa wrote 8 months ago: Publisher: CDV Software Entertainment Developer: AGEOD Category: Strategy Release Dates Intl - 04/ … more →
Charleston Mercury, slave ads
tellinghistory wrote 8 months ago: January 24, 1861 First Second Third Fourth … more →
I can anticipiate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the Union. - Robert E. Lee
tellinghistory wrote 8 months ago: “As an American citizen, I take great pride in my country, her prosperity annd institutions, and w … more →
1861: Photo of Maafu, and Nacagilevu, on board the HMS Pelorus at Levuka
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levuka wrote 8 months ago: http://libapp.sl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus/ENQ/PM/FULL1?446591 … more →
1861 - 1862: Tui Levuka's house, as photographed by the crew of the Pelorus
levuka wrote 8 months ago: This photo was purchased Oct 1912, and part of a photo album made by the crw of the Pelorus. It was … more →
1861: Photo of Consul Pritchard and Ritora aboard the Pelorus at Levuka
levuka wrote 9 months ago: The Mitchell Library Printed Books collection contains photographs of H.M.S. Pelorus and crew member … more →
A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac
tellinghistory wrote 9 months ago: Bivouac on a Mountain side Walt Whitman (1819-1892) I see before me now a traveling army halting, B … more →
2nd SC soldier writes of the great Charleston fire in 1861
tellinghistory wrote 10 months ago: I have just heard of the terrific fire which was at last accounts desolating Charleston. This is ind … more →
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