Did you know that the president of the Confederacy during the United States Civil War did not originally advocate for secession from the Union? Discover more interesting facts about the first and only Confederate president with this...

Listen to the fascinating story of intrigue and espionage in the Confederate White House as gleaned from memories about Mary Bowser. [4:21 min.]

Covers the period right after the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 but before he is inaugurated in March. During that time, the Southern states formed the Confederacy and seceded in an effort to preserve the system of...

A re-enactment of the speech delivered on February 18, 1861. [12:13]