The Mississippi Secession Convention is the first full treatment of any secession convention to date. Studying the Mississippi convention of 1861 offers insight

This book is a historical study of the secession conventions that were held in the southern United States in the lead-up to the Civil War. It focuses specifical

In the spring of 1861, Virginians confronted destiny—their own and their nation’s. Pivotal decisions awaited about secession, the consequences of which woul