notable places on the Mississippi River between roughly Cairo, Illinois and the Gulf of Mexico at the time of the American Civil War, listed from north to...

years prior to the American Civil War, slave-holding Mississippi had voted heavily for the Democrats, especially as the Whigs declined in their influence...

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...

The western theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military operations in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina...

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")...

the list below: Eastern Theater of the American Civil War Western Theater of the American Civil War Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War...

The Mississippi River is the primary river and second-longest river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. From its traditional source of...

The Mississippi River campaigns, within the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War, were a series of military actions by the Union Army during...

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...

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...

Orleans, the largest city in the South, was strategically important as a port city due to its southernmost location on the Mississippi River and its access...

The Mississippi River Squadron was the Union brown-water naval squadron that operated on the western rivers during the American Civil War. It was initially...

ideologies in the years preceding the war. When the war began in 1861, it became clear that control of the Mississippi River and the burgeoning economic hub of...

southern states seceded. For the rest of the civil war, Arkansas played a major role in controlling the Mississippi River, a major waterway. Arkansas raised...

The American Civil War significantly affected Tennessee, with every county witnessing combat. During the War, Tennessee was a Confederate state, and the...

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...

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...

the Mississippi River and connecting waterways. The Mississippi River is the largest drainage basin in the United States. In the United States, the Mississippi...

The American Civil War was the first conflict where large armies heavily relied on railroads for transporting supplies. The Confederate States Army's...

who address the origins of the American Civil War agree that the preservation of the institution of slavery was the principal aim of the eleven Southern...

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 capabilities of the forces that fought the American Civil War. Understanding these capabilities should give insight into the reasoning behind the...

Military leadership in the American Civil War was vested in both the political and the military structures of the belligerent powers. The overall military...

Alabama was central to the Civil War, with the secession convention at Montgomery, the birthplace of the Confederacy, inviting other slaveholding states...

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...

participated in the American Civil War as a member of the Confederate States of America. It had been admitted to the United States as a slave state in 1845. In January...

The Choctaw in the American Civil War participated in two major arenas—the Trans-Mississippi and Western Theaters. The Trans-Mississippi had the Choctaw...

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...

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...

on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War published in 1883...