What’s the difference between an admiral and a general? What’s the difference between an enlisted and a commissioned officer? If you’ve ever found yourself confused when military rank when reading about the Civil War, then you are not alone - the intricacies of military rank, especially as they apply to as many different [...]

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis would seem to have little in common; one a self-made man if there ever was one, the other a son of privilege, one a staunch supporter of slavery, the other a vocal opponent of slavery.
Yet Lincoln and Davis had similarities and commonalities, some insignificant, some notable, and some ultimately [...]