The Civil War had begun. Immediately following ... Northern troops entered their vicinity. A Confederate general stated in 1862 that North Carolina was losing approximately a million dollars ...

The North wanted to block the spread of slavery. They were also concerned that an extra slave state would give the South a political advantage. The South thought new states should be free to allow ...

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.

The delay in criminalizing literacy in Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina was a function of the religious community. But religious ethics are not enough to create a public school system. What ...

Austin tiptoed through the Civil War. The major battlefields lay hundreds ... The city's three forts — rough affairs at best — stood in South, North and East Austin. After Texans learned ...