Articles written by Walter Coffey

Peaceful acts of civil disobedience were the hallmark of the Civil Rights Movement that ultimately led to full racial integration in America.

Nov 9, 2011 - Walter Coffey

The 1927 execution of two Italian immigrants sparked worldwide protests and controversy that continues to this day.

Oct 28, 2011 - Walter Coffey

Warren Harding has been regarded as one of the worst U.S. presidents of all time. While mostly deserving, he did have some accomplishments.

Oct 24, 2011 - Walter Coffey

The U.S. suffered a severe depression in 1873 that was mainly the result of unsound banking practices and the overexpansion of government-backed businesses.

Oct 22, 2011 - Walter Coffey

In the most important legal decision in U.S. history, the Supreme Court empowered itself to be the final authority on the legality of government activity.

Aug 5, 2011 - Walter Coffey

The purchase of Louisiana Territory from France made the U.S. a continental power but threatened to upset the delicate balance between North and South.

Jul 13, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the war effectively ended as all major Confederate armies surrendered and Jefferson Davis was captured by Federal troops.

Jul 3, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, key Confederate armies surrendered as the war was nearly over. Reconstruction began and the nation was horrified by the Lincoln assassination.

Jun 22, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the Confederate war effort was on the brink of collapse. Robert E. Lee launched a desperate attack that eventually led to the southern downfall.

Jun 15, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the Federals lay waste to South Carolina and continued moving north. Peace negotiations failed and southerners began losing hope.

Jun 10, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the Confederates offered desperate resistance to Federal advances and the U.S. Congress voted to abolish slavery.

Jun 8, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the last major battle of the West was fought. Federals threatened the Atlantic Coast and northerners began looking to reconstruct the Union.

May 30, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the Federal elections would determine the remaining course of the war. Federal forces prepared to ravage Georgia while defending Tennessee.

May 25, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, Confederates conducted desperate raids as the war's momentum continued shifting to the North. Prospects for Southern independence grew dimmer.

May 20, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the war's tide turned with the Federal capture of Atlanta. The Democratic Party split over war policy and Federal troops ravaged the Shenandoah.

May 13, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the Federal outlook was bleak. Despite enduring terrible casualties, Grant had still not captured Richmond and Sherman had not captured Atlanta.

May 11, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, northerners began criticizing Grant's war strategy of attrition. Meanwhile Confederates threatened Washington and Federals threatened Atlanta.

May 8, 2011 - Walter Coffey

Grant inched closer to Richmond before being stopped at Petersburg. Sherman continued his drive on Atlanta, and the Confederacy reeled.

May 6, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the largest offensives of the war began, bringing unprecedented death and destruction but no tangible results.

Apr 20, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, Federals faltered on the Red River but all else fell relatively quiet in anticipation of the terrible campaigns to come.

Apr 13, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, Ulysses S. Grant became the top Federal commander and various skirmishes and raids set the stage for the impending spring battle campaign.

Apr 6, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the Confederacy resorted to desperate measures and Washington was plagued with political intrigue in preparation for the upcoming elections.

Mar 30, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, both sides retooled as southerners began losing hope and northerners galvanized their resolve to win the war.

Mar 18, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, Federal pressure mounted as momentum shifted to the North and more people began believing that the South would lose the war.

Mar 9, 2011 - Walter Coffey

In 1933, the Twenty-First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ended an unpopular and detrimental era of American history in which liquor was prohibited.

Mar 4, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, Federals under Ulysses Grant tried fighting their way out of Chattanooga, and at Gettysburg President Lincoln delivered a historic address.

Mar 2, 2011 - Walter Coffey

Building the Panama Canal was the greatest engineering feat in history, even though the legality of acquiring the Canal Zone remains questionable.

Feb 23, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, armies were stalemated in Virginia while Federal forces were trapped in Chattanooga. To break the siege, Lincoln turned to U.S. Grant for help.

Feb 11, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, Confederates in the West retreated and then counterattacked in one of the war's greatest battles. By month's end, the Federals were reeling.

Feb 10, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, Federals continued pressing Charleston. The eastern armies regrouped in Virginia while a Federal advance on Chattanooga was imminent.

Jan 28, 2011 - Walter Coffey

Accusations about Communists in government during the 1950s disgraced Senator Joe McCarthy, but in retrospect they have proven to have some merit.

Jan 20, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month marked spectacular Federal victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Despite these victories, northern discontent increased.

Jan 14, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, the Federals tightened their grip both on Confederate armies and the northern press. Meanwhile Robert E. Lee embarked on a bold new campaign.

Jan 7, 2011 - Walter Coffey

This month, Robert E. Lee scored his greatest military victory, Ulysses S. Grant besieged Vicksburg, and a prominent northern politician was arrested.

Dec 31, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month, Southerners began voicing dissatisfaction with the war. Grant continued closing in on Vicksburg and Washington cracked down on protesters.

Dec 22, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month, the North enacted its first real military draft law. Grant continued his relentless push on Vicksburg, and the Federals threatened Port Hudson.

Dec 17, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month, the Federals increased efforts to capture the Confederate fortress at Vicksburg. Meanwhile both sides dealt with different foreign issues.

Dec 10, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month, the faltering Confederate economy began affecting most southerners. The Federals attempted to renew their offensive but were foiled once more.

Dec 1, 2010 - Walter Coffey

Hawaii was annexed to the U.S. in 1898, but there is still controversy over whether or not the annexation was constitutional.

Nov 19, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month, Confederate advances stalled at Corinth and Perryville. Meanwhile Lincoln continued quarreling with McClellan and politics intervened.

Nov 9, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month, the Confederates invaded the North. This prompted the most terrible battle of the war to date and a radical transformation of the war's scope.

Nov 5, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month, opposing armies were on the move in northern Virginia. In the North, the Lincoln administration had to deal with an increasingly hostile press.

Oct 26, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month, the war's momentum steadily moved to the Confederates as the Federal offensives stalled and commanders bickered with political leaders.

Oct 19, 2010 - Walter Coffey

In January 1918, U.S. President Wilson unveiled his "Fourteen Points" for world peace. However his plan was generally rejected both at home and abroad.

Oct 16, 2010 - Walter Coffey

In 1834, Andrew Jackson became the first and only president to be censured by Congress in a fight over the future of the national bank.

Oct 13, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month featured continued Federal advances, the fall of the Confederacy's largest city, and the largest battle of the war to date.

Sep 24, 2010 - Walter Coffey

Federal armies threatened several vital Confederate points, and war was revolutionized with the first naval battle between ironclads in history

Sep 18, 2010 - Walter Coffey

The month featured several devastating military defeats for the Confederacy, while the North celebrated a new hero named U.S. Grant.

Sep 16, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month, the Trent affair caused anxiety in the North while southerners remained cautiously optimistic as both sides settled in for the winter.

Aug 27, 2010 - Walter Coffey

This month featured command changes and a Confederate election, while an international incident threatened to expand the war.

Aug 24, 2010 - Walter Coffey