Confederacy
The Thrilling Tale of How Robert Smalls Seized a Confederate Ship and Sailed it to Freedom
He risked his life to liberate his family and became a legend in the process
What Richmond Has Gotten Right About Interpreting Its Confederate History
And why it hasn't faced the same controversy as New Orleans or Charlottesville
Why People Love Southern Gothic
From the 19th century to S-Town, it’s a compelling genre that’s as flawed as its most grotesque characters
Belle Boyd, Civil War Spy
The so-called “Siren of Shenandoah” stole weapons and carried letters in service to the Confederacy
New Orleans Tears Down Controversial Confederate Monuments
A 35-foot obelisk in memory of a white supremacist uprising is no more
A Tale of Two White Houses
The Confederacy had its own White House—two, actually
The Trial of the Century That Wasn't
The case against Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, would have been a legal showdown of the ages
Some States Celebrate MLK Day and Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on the Same Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. has been celebrated on the third Monday in January since the federal holiday was first observed in 1986
Five Places Where Confederate Monuments Have Recently Disappeared (or Soon Will)
Vanderbilt University's decision to rename a building to "Memorial Hall" is just one of many ongoing efforts
Civil War Blockade Runner Found in North Carolina Waters
Sonar scan finds possible remains of a Confederate steamship used to outrun the Union Navy
The True Story of the ‘Free State of Jones’
A new Hollywood movie looks at the tale of the Mississippi farmer who led a revolt against the Confederacy
What the Final, Major 150th Anniversary Civil War Reenactment Looked Like
What war—and surrender—looked like on the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War
Why Was Robert Webster, a Slave, Wearing What Looks Like a Confederate Uniform?
This remarkable man risked his life to undermine the Confederacy yet remained close to his former owner after the Civil War
Civil War Veterans Come Alive in Audio and Video Recordings
Deep in the collections of the Library of Congress are ghostly images and voices of Union and Confederate soldiers
Making Sense of Robert E. Lee
"It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it."— Robert E. Lee, at Fredericksburg
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