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    years prior to the American Civil War, slave-holding Mississippi had voted heavily for the Democrats, especially as the Whigs declined in their influence...
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    The western theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military operations in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina...
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  • The trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War was the scene of the major military operations west of the Mississippi River. The area is often...
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    of the American Civil War Western Theater of the American Civil War Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War Pacific Coast Theater of the American...
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    The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North")...
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    the American Civil War Kentucky in the American Civil War Tennessee in the American Civil War Arkansas in the American Civil War Mississippi in the American...
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  • The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Civil War: American Civil Warcivil war in the United States of...
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    city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat. The population was 21,573 at the 2020 census. Located on a high bluff on the east...
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    Events leading to the American Civil War Northwest Ordinance Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions End of Atlantic slave trade Missouri Compromise Tariff of...
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  • The bibliography of the American Civil War comprises books that deal in large part with the American Civil War. There are over 60,000 books on the war...
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    During the American Civil War, Arkansas was a Confederate state, though it had initially voted to remain in the Union. Following the capture of Fort Sumter...
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    The conclusion of the American Civil War commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at Appomattox...
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    The Choctaw in the American Civil War participated in two major arenas—the Trans-Mississippi and Western Theaters. The Trans-Mississippi had the Choctaw...
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    The lower seaboard theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military and naval operations that occurred near the coastal areas of the Southeastern...
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    border state of key importance in the American Civil War. It officially declared its neutrality at the beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by...
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    Newton Knight (category People of Mississippi in the American Civil War)
    February 16, 1922) was an American farmer, soldier, and Southern Unionist in Mississippi, best known as the leader of the Knight Company, a band of Confederate...
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    During the American Civil War, Missouri was a hotly contested border state populated by both Union and Confederate sympathizers. It sent armies, generals...
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    Louisiana in the Civil War, 1861–1865 (2007) Dufrene, Dennis J. Civil War Baton Rouge, Port Hudson and Bayou Sara: Capturing the Mississippi. Charleston...
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    military units fought in the Civil War east of the Mississippi River, but Texas was more useful for supplying soldiers and horses for the Confederate Army...
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    of Mississippi Civil War Confederate Units, which fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. State Troops units that served Mississippi rather...
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  • During the American Civil War, an assortment of small arms found their way onto the battlefield. Though the muzzleloader percussion cap rifled musket was...
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    Robert Lowry (governor) (category People of Mississippi in the American Civil War)
    raised in Mississippi. During the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in the Confederate States Army. He quickly received a commission in the 6th...
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    were a wide variety of weapons used during the American Civil War, especially in the early days as both the Union and Confederate armies struggled to arm...
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    During the American Civil War, the state of Illinois was a major source of troops for the Union Army (particularly for those armies serving in the Western...
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    Alabama was central to the Civil War, with the secession convention at Montgomery, the birthplace of the Confederacy, inviting other slaveholding states...
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  • to both sides in the field during the American Civil War. Units of spies and scouts reported directly to the commanders of armies in the field, providing...
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  • as the Army of Mississippi in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. This name is contrasted against Army of the Mississippi, which...
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    The Cherokee in the American Civil War were active in the Trans-Mississippi and Western Theaters. In the east, Confederate Cherokees led by William Holland...
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    The American Civil War significantly affected Tennessee, with every county witnessing combat. During the War, Tennessee was a Confederate state, and the...
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    example, the Old West subperiod is sometimes used by historians regarding the time from the end of the American Civil War in 1865 to when the Superintendent...
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