The Lower Mississippi Valley is more than just a distinct geographical region of the United States; it was central to the outcome of the Civil War and the destruction of slavery in the American South.

4:1 — The ratio of people who attended church weekly to those who voted in the 1860 election 2.5 — Approximate percentage of the American population that died in the Civil War 7 million ...

The sesquicentennial of the American Civil War is over. Now for the sesquicentennial ... begins, technically, in 1860 and includes a few remarks from even earlier. (Visiting Washington in 1854 ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the ... The election of a Republican, Abraham Lincoln, as President in 1860 sealed the deal. His victory, without ...

Mathew Brady gained fame with his photographs of soldiers and the aftermath of battles during the American Civil War. But ...

Harriet Tubman was posthumously awarded the rank of brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard on Monday in recognition ...