- The Mayflower Compact
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Articles of Confederation
- The Constitution of the United States
- The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The Constitution of the Confederate States
Ordinances of Secession
- South Carolina
- Mississippi
- Florida
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Texas
- Virginia
- Arkansas
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Missouri
Documents, Letters and Speeches (in chronological order):
- Letter of Thomas Jefferson to John Holmes, "we have the wolf by the ears . . ." April 22, 1820
- To The Public, William Lloyd Garrison, January 1, 1831
- South Carolina Nullification Ordinance of 1832 - November 24, 1832
- Letter of Andrew Jackson to Martin Van Buren on the Nullification Crisis - January 13, 1833
- Angelina E. Grimké to William Lloyd Garrison, August 30, 1835
- Henry Clay to the Editors of the National Intelligencer, April 17, 1844
- Annexation by John L. O'Sullivan, the 1st use of "Manifest Destiny," July/August, 1845
- The Wilmot Proviso, August 8, 1846
- The "Spot" Resolutions, Abraham Lincoln, December 22, 1847
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
- William H. Seward's "Higher Law" Speech, March 11, 1850
- The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 - September 18, 1850
- Daniel Webster on the Fugitive Slave Act, June 9, 1851
- Charles Sumner's "The Crime Against Kansas" Speech, May 19-20, 1856
- Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" Speech - June 16, 1858
- William H. Seward's "Irrepressible Conflict" Speech, October 25, 1858
- Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union Address, February 27, 1860
- Abraham Lincoln to the Committee Notifying Him of His Nomination to the Presidency, May 18, 1860
- Abraham Lincoln to George Ashmun, May 23, 1860
- James Buchanan's Fourth Annual Message, December 3, 1860
- Declaration Of The Immediate Causes Which Induce And Justify The Secession Of South Carolina From The Federal Union, December 24, 1860
- The Address Of The People Of South Carolina, Assembled In Convention, To The People Of The Slaveholder States Of The United States, December 24, 1860
- Concurrent Resolutions of the New York Legislature, January 14, 1861
- Jefferson Davis' Farewell Address to the United States Senate - January 21, 1861
- Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address at Springfield, Illinois - February 11, 1861
- Jefferson Davis' 1st Inaugural Address - February 18, 1861
- Abraham Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address - March 4, 1861
- Proclamation of Jefferson Davis, April 12, 1861
- Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation Calling Militia and Convening Congress - April 15, 1861
- Proclamation of Jefferson Davis, April 17, 1861
- Jefferson Davis Appoints Alexander Stephens Commissioner to Virginia, April 19, 1861
- Robert E. Lee's Letter of Resignation From the United States Army, April 20, 1861
- Sullivan Ballou to his wife, Sarah, July 14, 1861
- Proclamation of John C. Fremont, August 30, 1861
- Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, September 3, 1861
- Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck's General Order No. 3, November 20, 1861
- Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Mary Frances Grant, December 18, 1861
- Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Mary Frances Grant, January 23, 1862
- Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, January 23, 1862
- Abraham Lincoln's General War Order No. 1, January 27, 1862
- Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, February 3, 1862
- Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Mary Frances Grant, February 9, 1862
- Diary of Judith W. McGuire, February 10, 1862
- Diary of Judith W. McGuire, February 11, 1862
- Diary of Judith W. McGuire, February 12, 1862
- Diary of Judith W. McGuire, February 13, 1862
- Diary of Alexander G. Downing, Private, Co. E, 11th Iowa Infantry, February 15, 1862
- Senator John Sherman to Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, February 15, 1862
- Diary of Alexander G. Downing, Private, Co. E, 11th Iowa Infantry, February 16, 1862
- Col. Jacob G. Lauman to his wife, Louise D. (Viele) Lauman, February 17, 1862
- Diary of Alexander G. Downing, Private, Co. E, 11th Iowa Infantry, February 17, 1862
- Diary of Judith W. McGuire, February 18, 1862
- Col. James M. Tuttle to his father, James M. Tuttle, February 18, 1862
- Col. Jacob G. Lauman to His Brother, February 19, 1862
- Diary of Alexander G. Downing, Private, Co. E, 11th Iowa Infantry, February 19, 1862
- Diary of Mary Boykin Chesnut, February 20, 1862
- Diary of John Beauchamp Jones, February 8-20, 1862
- Jefferson Davis's Proclamation of a Day of Fasting and Prayer, February, 20, 1862
- Edwin M. Stanton to Horace Greeley, February 20, 1862
- Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, February 21, 1862
- Diary of John Beauchamp Jones, February 21, 1862
- Jefferson Davis' 2nd Inaugural Address, February 22, 1862
- Diary of John Beauchamp Jones, February 22, 1862
- Diary of Judith W. McGuire, February 22, 1862
- Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, February 23, 1862
- Diary of John Beauchamp Jones, February 23, 1862
- Diary of John Beauchamp Jones, February 24, 1862
- Diary of Judith W. McGuire, February 27, 1862
- Abraham Lincoln's General War Order No. 2, March 8, 1862
- Col. Grenville M. Dodge to Governor Samuel G. Kirkwood, March 10, 1862
- Abraham Lincoln's General War Order No. 3, March 11, 1862
- Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck's General Orders No. 1, March 13, 1862
- Letter of General Charles F. Smith to Senator James W. Grimes, March 13, 1862
- George B. McClellan’s Address to the Army of the Potomac, March 14, 1862
- Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, March 22, 1862
- Diary of Alexander G. Downing, 11th Iowa Infantry, April 6, 1862
- Diary of Alexander G. Downing, 11th Iowa Infantry, April 7, 1862
- Diary of Judith W. McGuire, April 7, 1862
- Diary of Judity W. McGuire, April 9, 1862
- Abraham Lincoln to Major General George B. McClellan, April 9, 1862
- Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation Of Thanksgiving For Victories, April 10, 1862
- Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman To Ellen Ewing Sherman, April 11, 1862
- Diary of Mary Boykin Chesnut, April 15, 1862
- Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, April 16, 1862
- The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, April 16, 1862
- Senator John Sherman to Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, April 20, 1862
- Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, April 22, 1862
- Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, April 24, 1862
- Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Jesse Root Grant, April 26, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, May 7, 1862
- Gen. David Hunter's General Orders No. 11, May 9, 1862
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, May 10, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, May 12, 1862
- Major Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, May 14, 1862
- Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's General Orders No. 28, "The Woman Order," May 15, 1862
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, May 19, 1862
- Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation Revoking General Hunter's Order of Military Emancipation of May 9, 1862 - May 19, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's General Orders: No. 30, May 31, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, May 31, 1862
- Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, June 1, 1862
- Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, June 19, 1862
- Preliminary Draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, July 22, 1862
- Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation of the Act to Suppress Insurrection, July 25, 1862
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, August 8, 1862
- The Prayer Of Twenty Millions, Horace Greeley to Abraham Lincoln, August 19, 1862
- Abraham Lincoln to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, August 24, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, August 26, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, September 3, 1862
- The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, September 22, 1862
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, September 23, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, October 1, 1862
- Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, November 7, 1862
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, November 16, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, November 24, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, December 6, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, December 14, 1862
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, December 20, 1862
- The Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, January 2, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, January 6, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, January 17, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, January 25, 1863
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, January 27, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, February, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, February 12, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, February 18, 1863
- Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, March 10, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, March 14, 1863
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, March 20, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, April 3, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, April 10, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, April 23, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, April 26, 1863
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, May 7, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, May 29, 1863
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, July18, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, July 19, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, July 28, 1863
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, August 3, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, August 3, 1863
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, August 29, 1863
- Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, August 30, 1863
- Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, November 13, 1863
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, November 14, 1863
- The Gettysburg Address - November 19, 1863
- Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, December 2, 1863
- Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, December 12, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, December 30, 1863
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, January 28, 1864
- Senator John Sherman to Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, January 29, 1864
- Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to Senator John Sherman, March 24, 1864
- Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, May 1, 1864
- Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, June 9, 1864
- Abraham Lincoln to Mrs. Lydia Bixby, Novemeber 21, 1864
- Christmas Bells, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, December 25, 1864
- Abraham Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address - March 4, 1865
- Robert E. Lee's General Orders No. 9 - April 10, 1865
- Ford's Theatre Advertisement, April 14, 1865
