Curated playlist
Western theater of the American Civil War
- Louisiana in the American Civil WarLouisiana in the American Civil War begins with a single city, New Orleans, the largest city in the South. The state sat in the southwest of the Confederate States of America, and it controlled that wealthy trade center. It also brought…
- Army of TennesseeAn officer declared the Army of Tennessee had ceased to exist, but it hadn't. It was marching again within weeks.
- Western theater of the American Civil WarUnion armies in the Civil War's western theater suffered only one outright defeat in major engagements.
- North Carolina in the American Civil WarNorth Carolina voted in February 1861 to stay in the Union, then joined the Confederacy.
- South Carolina in the American Civil WarRobert Smalls, born enslaved, sailed a Confederate ship out of Charleston Harbor to the Union.
- Georgia in the American Civil WarGeorgia's secession convention made every delegate sign a pledge, however they had voted.
- Mississippi in the American Civil WarMississippi Confederates deserted in such numbers that whole counties slipped out of Confederate control.
- Alabama in the American Civil WarSelma's niter works asked housewives to save their chamber pots. Urine was a usable source of nitrogen for gunpowder.
- Florida in the American Civil WarFlorida helped the Confederacy more as a pantry than as a battlefield. Cattle and salt fed its armies.
- Tennessee in the American Civil WarTennessee voted against secession in February 1861, then joined the Confederacy four months later.