Although it ended more than a century ago, the scars of the Civil War are still with Americans today. Think you know more than the average Billy Yank or Johnny Reb about the blood and politics behind the war? Find out by taking our Civil War quiz. See more »

The donkey and the elephant are widely recognized symbols of the U.S. Democratic and Republican Parties. But what do animals have to do with politics, and how do cartoons fit in? See more »

Andersonville Prison, a Confederate military prison for captured Union Army soldiers, located at Andersonville, Georgia. See more »

Booth, the name of a family of actors. Two of the Booths were among the most brilliant actors of the 19th century. See more »

Confederate States of America, often called The Confederacy, the 11 Southern states that declared their secession from the Union at the beginning of the Civil War. See more »

Gettysburg Address, a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of Gettysburg National Cemetery near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. See more »

The Gettysburg Address was only about 300 words long -- Lincoln delivered it in about two minutes. But somehow, it changed the way we view our government, our country and our society. See more »

Calhoun, John C. (Caldwell) (1782 - 1850), a United States statesman and orator. He was Vice President under John Quincy Adams (1825 - 29) and Andrew Jackson (1829 - 32). See more »

Reconstruction, in United States history, the political reorganization of the Southern states after the Civil War. See more »

Secession, the withdrawal of part of a country or state from the central government's control. See more »