Politics

Mourning the Dead Union: William R. Smith and the Alabama Secession Convention

by David T. Dixon

Posted on March 1, 2023

What the Heck is a “Presidentiad,” Anyway?

by Meg Groeling

Posted on February 20, 2023

Charles Sumner and “the oblivion of past differences,” Part 2

by Max Longley

Posted on February 7, 2023

Charles Sumner and “the oblivion of past differences,” Part 1

by Max Longley

Posted on February 6, 2023

Confederate Legislators Debated Secession … from the Confederacy!

by Neil P. Chatelain

Posted on January 27, 2023

The Last Casualty of Second Manassas: The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on January 21, 2023

Nathaniel P. Banks and 133 Ballots for Speaker of the House

by Sarah Kay Bierle

Posted on January 5, 2023

Commemorating the 160th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

by Chris Mackowski

Posted on January 1, 2023

The Nashville Petition of 1865 and the Promise of Reconstruction: Part II

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on December 16, 2022