of Southern states Peace Conference of 1861 Corwin Amendment Battle of Fort Sumter The origins of the American Civil War were rooted in the desire of...

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")...

Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida...

American Civil War reenactment is an effort to recreate the appearance of a particular battle or other event associated with the American Civil War by...

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...

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...

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Civil War: American Civil War – civil war in the United States of...

of events leading to the American Civil War is a chronologically ordered list of events and issues that historians recognize as origins and causes of...

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...

North Carolina; they warred against the United States during the American Civil War. With Abraham Lincoln's election as President of the United States in...

1865 or return to the main page. The following is a list of engagements that took place in 1861 during the American Civil War. The war started on April...

The origins of the Sri Lankan Civil War lie in the continuous political rancor between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Sri Lankan Tamils. The...

During the American Civil War (1861–1865), Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, was the center of the Union war effort, which rapidly...

in the American Civil War but did raise some troops to defend the settlements following the Dakota War of 1862 which triggered hostilities with the Sioux...

sent forces to help decide the Russian Civil War in the Whites’ favor. Lenin made peace overtures to Wilson, and the American leader responded by sending...

African Americans, including former enslaved individuals, served in the American Civil War. The 186,097 black men who joined the Union Army included 7...

in the American Civil War fought on both the Union and Confederate sides of the conflict. Not all the Hispanics who fought in the American Civil War were...

Hoffer, Williamjames Hull (2010). The Caning of Charles Sumner: Honor, Idealism, and the Origins of the Civil War. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University...

leading to the American Civil War Northwest Ordinance Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions End of Atlantic slave trade Missouri Compromise Tariff of 1828 Nat...

how the past has been viewed or interpreted. Historiographic issues about the American Civil War include the name of the war, the origins or causes of the...

Foreign enlistment in the American Civil War (1861–1865) reflected the conflict's international significance among both governments and their citizenry...

the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865, was widespread. Although there had been many attempts at compromise prior to the outbreak of war...

the fires of sectional controversy leading up to the Civil War; for it had the distinction of being the only book in American history to become the center...

A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region...

the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War. It also includes...

leading to the American Civil War Northwest Ordinance Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions End of Atlantic slave trade Missouri Compromise Tariff of 1828 Nat...

called the civil rights era. After the American Civil War and the subsequent abolition of slavery in the 1860s, the Reconstruction Amendments to the United...

During the American Civil War, an assortment of small arms found their way onto the battlefield. Though the muzzleloader percussion cap rifled musket was...

The infantry in the American Civil War comprised foot-soldiers who fought primarily with small arms and carried the brunt of the fighting on battlefields...

were outspoken critics of the new Confederate government during the American Civil War. Dubbed “Fire-Eaters” by critics, the group was not a cohesive...