It was inevitable that Mississippi would play a major part in the Civil War. A Deep South Delta state where King Cotton reigned supreme, it’s heavy reliance on slavery to man the large cotton plantations that comprised the state assured that it would secede if the institution of slavery was threatened. The fact [...]

To many, Pennsylvania’s major contribution to the Civil War was the battle of Gettysburg; the best-known battle of the war, the war’s turning point, the bloodiest battle of the war, whatever one associates with Gettysburg, it is the primary historical touch point for Pennsylvania during the Civil War.
However, Pennsylvania was more than just the home [...]

While the Civil War has always featured prominently in American history, and is therefore prescient in the minds of Americans, Ken Burns’ documentary about the Civil War undoubtedly created a resurgence of interest in the Civil War upon its first airing in September of 1990.
The interest in Burns’ The Civil War was keen; 40 million [...]