The Washington Post

Call for Secession Heard Long Before Civil War

The first assault against national unity came not from South Carolina's declaration of secession in 1861, but many years earlier, when frontier farmers rebelled against a federal tax on whiskey, a ...
ABC News

South Carolina Secession Draws Debate 150 Years Later

South Carolina gala marks 150 years after secession, sparks debate on slavery. Dec. 20, 2010— -- It's been 150 years since South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union ahead of ...
The Telegraph

John Dunphy debunks Civil War myths on slavery and secession

A living historian brings the past to life for contemporary Americans by portraying historical figures at public events such as our long-defunct Heritage Days festival. Such a person visited my ...
Richmond

'Secession Ball' sparks protests, recalls Civil War

The memory of the Civil War collided with modern-day civil rights Monday as protesters targeted a "Secession Ball" commemorating South Carolina's decision exactly 150 years ago to secede from the ...
insider.si.edu

Officers and soldiers of the American Civil War : the War of Secession / Andre J́ouineau and Jean-Marie Mongin ; translated from the French by Alan McKay ; photograps [sic] by ...

OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR : THE WAR OF SECESSION ANDRE J́OUINEAU AND JEANMARIE MONGIN TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY ALAN MCKAY PHOTOGRAPS SIC BY STEFAN CIEJKA ...
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Eyewitness to the Civil War : the complete history from secession to Reconstruction / edited by Neil Kagan ; narrative by Stephen G. Hyslop ; introduction by Harris J. Andrews

Prologue : A nation divided -- 1861 : First blood -- 1962 : Total war -- 1863 : Victory or death -- 1864 : Rebels under siege -- 1865 : The final act -- Epilogue : The nation reunited ...