The Confederate States of America was formed on Feb. 8, 1861, by South Carolina ... The new government adopted its own constitution, motto, and flag. That flag would change multiple times during ...

“I do not regard the Negro as my equal, and positively deny that he is my brother, or any kin to me whatever.” 34 —Stephen A. Douglas What would a truly pro-slavery constitution look like?

It is also understood, contrary to what was supposed, that the Confederacy has the control of sufficient arms, ordinance and ammunition, of every description, to put into the field 150,000 men for ...

CHARLESTON, Wednesday, April 3 -- P.M. The South Carolina State Convention, to-day, by a vote of 149 to 29, ratified the Constitution of the Confederate States. A number will change their votes to ...

Stephens, the vice president of the Confederacy, had no doubt about the answers. Consider these words from his 1861 “Cornerstone ... the formation of the old constitution, were that the ...

Moreover, many former U.S. officials who had joined the Confederacy led the resistance ... and Representatives of Thirty-sixth [1859–1861] and Thirty-seventh [1861–1863] Congresses, officers ...

The Magnolia State takes it a step further and celebrates April as Confederate Heritage Month. Gov. Tate Reeves signed a proclamation on April 17, noting the war started this month in 1861.

and comprises two "books", one on Johnston's role in operations in Virginia and adjacent areas in 1861-1862, and one on his activities in Mississippi in 1862-1863. McMurray argues that while Lee is ...