First announced to the public on Feb. 1, 1996; last updated on June 8, 2017. The American Civil War is one of the most momentous and controversial periods in American history. This site was founded with the intent of collecting copies of or links to as many primary documents from the period of the secession crisis as is reasonably possible, with the goal of shedding light on the causes of secession, hence of the war. The Newest Additions to the Site. Party Platforms and Secession Documents.

A vivid description of mounted cavalry combat. Wyeth, 4th Alabama Cavalry. Writing in 1898, Wyeth left this vivid description of the mounted fighting at Shelbyville. As a youth, he worked on the farm and then taught school to .

Now accepting submissions for the Wiley-Silver Prize for Best First Book in Civil War History. Click here for more information on submitting a book. The 11th annual Conference on the Civil War was held on September 29th and 30th, 2017.

Saturday, November 12, 2011. Civil War Emergency Preparation - Mastering Survival Techniques! Peace is fast becoming a scarce commodity in all parts of the world. If the threat of war is not from over the boarders it is from within - civil war is what every country fears more than international aggression. The risk of having to face a civil war is an omnipresent risk and people need to need to be educated vis-à-vis what they need to do in times of civil unrest. Families facing the threat of civil war nee.