when the Civil War broke out. When pressed to explain ... of Congress Prints and Photographs Division The bail bond of Jefferson Davis, the former president of the Confederacy.

Florida legally observes Confederate Memorial Day, along with the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, but these ...

Richard Kreitner’s deeply researched book about the Civil War era illuminates the lives of six Jewish Americans and their ...

State offices, including state courts, in Alabama are closed today for a holiday, though it’s not one most places celebrate.

Confederate Memorial Day and Lee's birthday were enshrined in Florida law in 1895, 30 years after the end of the Civil War. Jefferson Davis Day was added in 1905. Does Florida recognize ...