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Documenting the American South - http://docsouth.unc.edu/
Details the rise of Southern secessionism using first-hand written accounts, literature and narratives from the time period. |
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The Papers of Jefferson Davis - http://jeffersondavis.rice.edu/
Well done website about the President of the Confederate States of America. |
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Confederate Constitution - http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/csa.constitution.html
The Congress of Delegates from the seceding Southern States convened at Montgomery, Alabama, on February 4, 1861. They quickly adopted a provisional Constitution, and in less than a month, devised and approved a permanent Constitution, which was adopted March 11, 1861. |
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Causes of the Civil War - http://ngeorgia.com/history/why.html
Provides listing and explanation of causes of the war from a North Georgia perspective. |
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Kirchner's Map of the Confederacy - http://www.kirchnerprints.com/csamap.htm
1863 map of the Confederate States of America. |
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The American War Between the States - http://www.angelfire.com/pa/sergeman/defenders/civilwar/main.html
This site argues that confederate secession was (and is) an effective and necessary defense against central government tyranny. |
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Gazkhan's Civil War Re-enacting, History and Hobbies Page - http://home.freeuk.com/gazkhan/index.html
Site contains history of Palmetto Regiment, and articles on Confederate flags, the Rebel Yell, Succession Cockades, and the Armies surrender. Also has information on reenacting and war gaming. |
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An Analysis of President Lincoln's Legal Arguments Against Secession - http://jimostrowski.com/articles/secession.html
Delves into the resulting change in thinking of political leaders and how the constitution is interpreted because of actions taken before and during the conflict. |
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CivilWarVets - http://www.hcnews.com/depot/veteran/CivilWarVeterans.htm
Civil War veterans in Hood County, Texas. |
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Generals Buried in Louisiana - http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/6044/index.html
Names, photographs and burial locations of Confederate generals. |
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John Bachman Letter to Henry Summer - http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/uscs/1996/bach96.htm
Written in 1851, the letter outlines some of the concerns of Southerners after the compromise of 1850 that eventually led to secession. |
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Heritage Preservation Association - http://phantacom.net/hpa/
Our mission is to protect, preserve and restore the historical significance of endangered symbols, customs and cultures of the Colonial and Confederate South. |
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Genesis of the Civil War - http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Constitution_Issues/genesis_civil_war.htm
Deals primarily with the issues leading to the War, from a Southerner's perspective. |
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Confederate Military Lodge of Research - http://www.home.earthlink.net/~comilor/data/
These pages are intended for information dissemination about Confederate Mason Ancestors. |
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Civil War Era Politics - http://home.carolina.rr.com/civilwarcauses/
A study of the political causes of state secession, the Jefferson Davis Administration in Richmond, and related American history. |