Confederate commissioners to the United States, Martin Crawford of Georgia (illustration, a Southern Baptist) and John Forsyth of Alabama propose, to U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, a peaceful solution to the hostilities between the two nations. Basically, Crawford and Forsyth maintain the rightness of the southern “revolution” that has established an independent nation, and…
The jockeying over Fort Sumter continues. Guarding the entrance to Charleston Harbor, the Fort is critical to the South. Rumors swirl that Union forces will abandon the Fort, but the momentary excitement soon subsides as the news proves baseless. The real question is when and how U. S. President Abraham Lincoln will attempt to send…
The Confederacy, currently comprised of seven states (South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas) officially adopts the Constitution of the Confederate States of America. The Confederate Constitution differs in a few instances from that of the United States, especially in regards to slavery. Whereas the U.S. Constitution avoided the word “slavery,” the Confederate…