Critical facts were omitted and erroneous statements were made in recent columns about the cause of the Civil War. Together, they presented a misleading and inaccurate view of the war's origin.

Columbia -- A copy of the 1860 Ordinance of Secession, the document many historians point to as the official start of the Civil War, sold at auction for $25,000, doubling ...

THE ISSUE: Whether the abolition of slavery was a byproduct of the Civil War or the cause. *** “Abe’s Ticking Clock” (Allen C. Guelzo, PostOpinion, April 12) is a great article, f… ...

Hundreds, if not thousands, of events are planned in the South to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, despite its origins in slavery. ... In its secession papers, ...

But the key point is that secession is for losers, because under today’s federal government, losing is intolerable. If you think that you can’t win nationally, you want to secede locally.

Reporter Arthur Hirsch’s article on the recent article on the re-enactment at the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg included a familiar Civil War anecdote about a Confederate sold… ...

Calls for Secession Were Heard Long Before the Civil War. April 18, 2001. By Linda Wheeler. ... In "April 1865," historian Jay Winik's book about the last month of the Civil War, ...

On this day in 1861, with the Civil War less than a month away, senators debated how to deal with seats that had been left vacant by their recently departed Southern colleagues. On Nov. 10, 1860 ...

Examines the build-up to the Civil War: slavery, the Missouri Compromise, abolitionism, and key events like the Dred Scott decision and the election of Lincoln led to secession.

"The Hidden Light of Northern Fires" tells the story of Mary, who uses her New York farm as an Underground Railroad stop during the Civil War, a risky venture because her town has seceded from the ...