During the American Civil War, 11 Southern states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America, led by Jefferson Davis. The main cause was the disagreement over slavery, but other issues also contributed. The Confederacy lasted until the Union’s victory in 1865. After the war, efforts were made to reunite the country […]
The American Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865 and claimed the lives of 620,000 men. The Union Army drafted more than double the number of soldiers in the Confederate Army, totaling over 2 million men. The Union Army outnumbered the Confederate Army by about 2 to 1 in 1863 and had over 600,000 soldiers […]
The Confederate dollar was the currency of the Confederate States of America during the civil war, but quickly lost value due to inflation. Counterfeiting was a major problem, and both genuine and counterfeit versions are now valuable to collectors. The currency failed due to confidence in the South’s ability to win the war. Rare coins […]
