Civil War

Conspiracy theories tagged "Civil War."

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Lost Cause of the Confederacy

After losing the Civil War, the South won the narrative. The 'Lost Cause' rewrote history, turned slaveholders into heroes, and convinced generations of Americans the war wasn't about slavery. The Confederates' own words prove otherwise.

1866 · United States · Jubal Early, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis

Confirmed Deaths & Disappearances

Lincoln Assassination: Wider Conspiracy

The confirmed conspiracy involving John Wilkes Booth and co-conspirators to simultaneously kill Lincoln, Vice President Johnson, and Secretary of State Seward —

1865 · United States · John Wilkes Booth, Jefferson Davis, Confederate Secret Service