Rare Profile Portrait of the Confederacy’s First General
By John O’Brien When the fledgling Confederate government formally announced the officers appointed general in the regular army, one name topped the list. It was not Bobby Lee or Joe
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Confederate Mona Lisa
By Doug York and Ronald S. Coddington Long before Vicksburg became ground zero in the federal campaign to control the Mississippi, the city thrived as an important transportation gateway. A
On the Eve of War: Previously Unknown Portraits of Jefferson and Varina Davis Come to Light
By John O’Brien In Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 1861, Jefferson Davis stood on the floor of the U.S. Senate and bid farewell to his colleagues. Two weeks earlier, his