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1 day ago · The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"). The Confederacy had been formed by states that had seceded from the Union. The central conflict leading to the war was the dispute over whether slavery ...
5 days ago · The people of the state of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, on the 26th day of April, a.d. 1852, declared that the frequent violations of the Constitution of the United States by the federal government, and its encroachments upon the reserved rights of the states, fully justified this state in then withdrawing from the federal Union; but in deference to the opinions and wishes of the ...
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, carriage maker and asylum manager. Kentucky native. Married to Berry Poindexter. Father of William H. Poindexter, James G. Poindexter, and George W. Poindexter. Carriage maker in Hopkinsville in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Hopkinsville in 1860. Board member and manager of the Western Lunatic Asylum in 1865.
5 days ago · Andrew J. Torget, Jay Ferguson, and Michelle Phillips, "Caught between the Republic and the United States, 1836–1860," Q&A (September 2021) Andrew J. Torget of the University of North Texas, Jay Ferguson of Round Rock ISD, and Michelle Phillips of College Station ISD answer teachers' questions regarding American Indians in antebellum Texas on ...
3 days ago · The Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the Campaign of 1860: the Road to the Lincoln Presidency. Citation "The four candidates for the 1860 Presidential election. Clockwise from top right: Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, John Breckenridge, and John Bell." Special Collections, University of Delaware Library. Accessed 24 May 2024.
2 days ago · Constitution of the United States of America, the fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. The oldest written national constitution in use, it defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens.
2 days ago · Quick Tips for using this 1860 Historical Virginia Counties Map tool. There are four ways to get started using this Historical U.S. Counties map tool. Type any PRESENT-day place or address in the “Search places” box above the map and choose the one you want from the auto-complete list. Click the map to see the historical county name for ...
