u.s. civil war

The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse is considered by many historians the end of the Civil War and the start of post-Civil War America. The events of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to General and future President Ulysses S. Grant at a small town courthouse in Central Virginia put into effect...

The United States militia is enshrined in the Second Amendment of the Constitution. And while the militia movement of today is widely known, its history – and the history of independent Constitutional militias stretching back to the dawn of the republic – is far less well known. Why does this...

The Civil War (1861-1865) was nothing less than a revolutionary reorganization of American government, society, and economics. It claimed almost as many lives as every other U.S. conflict combined and, by war's bloody logic, forged the nation which the Founding Fathers could not by settling once...

How We Know The So-Called “Civil War” Was Not Over Slavery How We Know The So-Called “Civil War” Was Not Over Slavery

Hollywood Forever Cemetery removes Confederate monument after calls from activists and threats of vandalism What's next: desecrating the graves of confederate soldiers?

Is Hate Speech Free Speech? "Others use intimidation or shouting down." This is the part I'm fuzzy on and confused about. The argument on the left is: "Yes, everyone has free speech. But that includes the speech of counter-protesters. The First Amendment only prohibits government...

Was the Civil War a “civil war”? https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/civil-war-civil-war/

Hello, I was doing some research on the 17th Amendment. I'm having difficulty finding a solid origin from a trustworthy source... it's almost like I can't find a straight answer. Does anyone have some insight on this or can help me out with a proper reference on this? Thank you very much.

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The Republican House seeks to seize more confederate flags from cemeteries. Will Boehner propose an invasion next? GOP leaders yank bill after Confederate flag fracas Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/gop-house-confederate-flag-cemeteries-119892.html#ixzz3fPvJIFGa

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The Don Fanucci of American Politics (Or: The Real Cause of the American 'Civil War') By Thomas DiLorenzo April 11, 2015 This year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the American “Civil War,” more accurately described as the War to Prevent Southern Independence. It is also the 31st...

The recent fracas over the Confederate battle flags at Robert E. Lee’s crypt masks a great irony: Lee would have been among the first to say the flags should go. Where Confederate battle flag replicas once flew at Washington and Lee University in the chapel above Robert E. Lee’s tomb...

The New Generation of Holocaust Deniers http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/11/thomas-dilorenzo/war-crimes-denial/ Thomas DiLorenzo (26 November 2014) “[F]rom the military policies of Sherman and Sheridan there lies but an easy step to the total war of the Nazis, the greatest affront to Western...

Debunking the Myth of "National Unity": Northern Opposition to Lincoln's War http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/10/thomas-dilorenzo/the-myth-of-national-unity/ Thomas DiLorenzo (08 October 2014) When the Washington Post reviewed Martin Scorsese’s movie “The Gangs of New York,” which included a...

For anyone looking for a different take on what libertarianism is and the historical context it inhabits, I'd appreciate any comments/thoughts on a paper I wrote late last year. Link is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B44A9VlMMZe3SDNTY21hLTZTMTg tl;dr-- Libertarianism today is a modern...

I heard ron paul say it would be best if the north bought the slaves from the south instead of spending money and lives on war. Makes perfect sense. However, this led to a question: wouldn't this create a "demand" for slaves? In other words, if slave owners got word the government was buying up...

Yale University - HIST 119: THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION ERA, 1845-1877 I thoroughly enjoyed this free online class. Professor David Blight takes the class through the period leading up to the war, the war itself, and early Reconstruction. I especially liked Dr. Blight's discovery of The...

It is commonly taught in schools that the Civil War was fought over slavery. However, we know that it was not the initial driving factor of either the North or the South - the South fought defensively. Despite this, the eradication of institutionalized slavery was the direct result of the Civil...

Rothbard on Why Statists and Imperialists Are All Lincoln Worshippers by Thomas DiLorenzo