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2 days ago · 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") and the Confederacy ("the South"). The Confederacy had been formed by states that had seceded from the Union.
1 day ago · The American Civil War was a conflict that tore a nation apart and left an enduring mark on history. While the grim realities of slavery and the fight for abolition often take center stage, the ...
May 19, 2024 · May 8, 2024, 1:46 AM ET (New York Times) An Overlooked War. civil war, a violent conflict between a state and one or more organized non-state actors in the state’s territory. Civil wars are thus distinguished from interstate conflicts (in which states fight other states), violent conflicts or riots not involving states (sometimes labeled ...
3 days ago · May 26, 2024 12:42 PM EDT. M emorial Day began as a way to honor soldiers who died in the American Civil War, which claimed the lives of the most U.S. military personnel in history. Now, the ...
May 1, 2024 · May 1, 20242:07 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. By. Dave Davies. 36-Minute Listen. Playlist. In The Demon of Unrest, author Erik Larson chronicles the five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln...
2 days ago · The Battle of Gettysburg ( locally / ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ / ⓘ) [14] was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
May 17, 2024 · Confederate States of America, the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, following the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. president, prompting the American Civil War (1861–65). The Confederacy acted as a separate government until defeated in the spring of 1865.
