Politics

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

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

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on December 15, 2022

Elections 1864 Style: On Track?

by Sarah Kay Bierle

Posted on November 8, 2022

“That Had Earned Him the Right to Vote Anywhere:” Black Soldiers Vote in the 1864 Presidential Election

by Tim Talbott

Posted on November 3, 2022