The Union’s squeeze of the Confederacy is felt throughout the South. Charleston, the ideological center of the Confederate States, has now been under siege for some 430 days, with cannon balls raining upon the city almost daily. In Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee remains trapped in the trenches, his forces growing thinner almost by…
In tandem with the plunging prospects of the Confederate States of America are Southern whites’ escalating condemnations of the evil, abolitionist United States. To be certain, Southern whites even prior to the war pinned the blame for secession on Northern abolitionists while proudly proclaiming the South’s determination to fight with all their might for the…
The harsh winter weather prevents any notable military developments this month, providing ample time for vocal Confederate loyalists on the home front to put pen to paper in an effort to encourage a diminished Confederate Army and revive the sagging morale of Confederate citizens. Evidencing unwavering confidence in the Confederacy, Christian Index editor James Boykin…