The letters of James Griffin of South Carolina appear in A Gentleman and an Officer, by Judith McArthur and Orville Vernon Burton...

The key phrase that tore the country apart in 1860 is part of Amendment V in the Constitution: “…nor shall any person …be deprived of...

The Civil war began in 1861—one hundred and sixty years ago. After so many years, does that history still matter? It was the most costly...