Civil War Archives - Appalachian History

I say hurrah for Lincoln and the Union party! The Disunion party has committed treason

In the spring of 1861, Alabama Unionists considered the impending war a wicked, treasonous undertaking and wanted no part of it.

An oral history from Confederate Veteran, Volume 20, Issue 1, by Confederated Southern Memorial Association

Today, in our town, one of our grand old Confederate veterans passed the 96th milestone of his journey through this ever-changing world.

John Denton fought for the Confederate Army, but deserted it. Then he joined the Union Army, but deserted it even faster. Then it began.

“If Georgia doesn’t vote to immediately secede from the Union, Dade County will secede from Georgia & become The Independent State of Dade!”