Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederacy, left the U.S. Senate to help lead the secessionist states in 1861. But his political skills—or lack thereof—made the new government's ...

In 1865, Confederate Ordnance Chief Josiah Gorgas lamented the leadership of President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis, wondering “where could we get a better or a wiser man?” Pulitzer Prize– and ...

More than a century ago, when Southern cities and towns were still erecting Civil War monuments, the United Daughters of the Confederacy sought to have a highway named for Confederate president ...

MICHEL MARTIN, CONTRIBUTOR: Thanks, Christiane. Jill Lepore, thanks so much for talking with us. JILL LEPORE, STAFF WRITER, “THE NEW YORKER”: Thank you for having me. MARTIN: Your recent piece for ...