Description: Document archive on secession.
causes (202) succession (187) slavery (176) american civil war (54) secession (24)
First announced to the public on Feb. 1, 1996; last updated on February 21, 2023.
The American Civil War is one of the most momentous and controversial periods in American history. This site was founded with the intent of collecting copies of or links to as many primary documents from the period of the secession crisis as is reasonably possible, with the goal of shedding light on the causes of secession, hence of the war.
Except where otherwise noted, I have used the entire document; some especially long documents are offered in both a "short" and "full" version, and a couple of documents that covered a wide range of topics ( Buchanan's Fourth Message , for example) are given only in excerpted form.
Group News Blog
Dead Confederates, A Civil War Era Blog | "Partial quotes, contextual deception, & half-truths are like pot-holes on the path of
Siege of Petersburg
What Was the Confederate Cause?
James F. Epperson's home page.
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What Was the Confederate Cause?
What Was the Confederate Cause?