First Battle of Bull Run
Mississippi’s declaration of secession
Battle of Antietam
Alexander Gardner
Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address from March 1861
Erastus Corning
Battle of Gettysburg
Rev. Benjamin Palmer
Alexander Stephens
Challenged the romanticized visions of war shared by many citizens when the conflict started.
Images of this battle were depicted by a Currier & Ives illustration .
One of a group of copperheads that passed a series of resolutions accusing the Lincoln administration of having acted unconstitutionally in placing military authority over civil authority.
The Texas Governor that was against the secessionist within his state.
The aftermath of this battle was captured by first great demonstration of wartime photography.
This battle had a “field hospital” for treatment of wounded Northen soldiers called “Camp Letterman”.
attempted to reassure Southerners that his administration was not hostile to their interests, while rejecting their justification for secession.
said that the South was fulfilling God's command to conserve and to perpetuate the institution of slavery as now existing.
sets forth a list of alleged attacks on slavery and states rights by the North. stated that slavery was the cornerstone of Southern civilization.