A convention opens in Montgomery as delegates from the seceded states start work on forming a new nation independent of the United States.
Tag: Civil War
Key Events Leading to the War Between the States
The United States of America had been in existence for less than a century when it was nearly shattered by the most terrible conflict in its history. Why did it happen?
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From Luther Rice Mills, 26th Virginia
Letter from Luther Rice Mills of the 26th Virginia Infantry to his brother.
From Cyrus H. Lewis, 1st Missouri Engineers
Letter from Cyrus H. Lewis of the 1st Missouri Engineers to his parents.
From Frederick Bartleson, 100th Illinois
Letter from Col. Frederick Bartleson, 100th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, to his wife while captive in Libby Prison at Richmond.