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The Confederate States of America ( CSA or C.S.A. ), commonly referred to as the Confederacy , was an unrecognized secessionist state existing from 1861–65. It was originally formed by seven slave states in the Lower South region of the United States whose regional economy was mostly dependent upon agriculture, particularly cotton, and a plantation system of production which in turn largely rel...
Introduction===The Camp Sumter military prison at Andersonville was one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War. During the 14 months the prison existed, more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined here. Of these, almost 13,000 died here. Today, Andersonville National Historic Site is a memorial to all American prisoners of war throughout the nation's history.===Backg...
During the Civil War many men of different United States Nations and cultures fought for the Confederate States of America (The South). These included Southern Whites, Freedmen (ex-slaves and the descendants of slaves), Native Americans, Mexican Americans and others.The specific purpose of this project is to create a family tree based upon the flags and battle-groups of the Confederates States ...
CONFEDERATE KENTUCKY TROOPS===6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry==6th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 with men from the central and eastern section of Kentucky. It was mustered into Confederate service in September. For a time the unit skirmished in Kentucky attached to Buford's Brigade, then it fought with J.H. Morgan. Most of its members were captured at Buffington Island...
Navy of the Confederate States (CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States armed forces, established by an act of the Confederate Congress on February 21, 1861. It was responsible for Confederate naval operations during the American Civil War.The three major tasks of the Confederate Navy during the whole of its existence were the protection of Southern harbors and coastlines from outsi...
Battles:13th Georgia Infantry Regiment“Bartow Light Infantry”1861:June Organized at Griffin, Georgia under Colonel Walton Ector, Lieutenant Colonel Marcellus Douglass.Summer In western VirginiaDecember Ordered to Charleton, South Carolina1862:February 1 Colonel Ector died in Greenville, Georgia, where he had hoped to recover his health. Lieutenant Colonel Douglass was promoted to colonel. Capta...
A repository for image artifacts associated with the American Civil War.=====To add an image to the project:===(upper right) > photos and documents > photos > add image button ===To tag a profile to an image from the project:=== view images > select image > "in this photo" box [edit] > type in the profile name (hint: visit the profile first to add to your "short list")===To add an image to a pr...
