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2 days ago · The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
1 day ago · John Brown. 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 [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"). The Confederacy had been formed by states that had seceded from the Union.
4 days ago · The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand ...
3 days ago · At the beginning of the war, the grand strategy of the Confederate states was a "defensive strategy": gaining military and economic aid from European countries, demoralizing the North's will to wage and continue the war, and defending the South at its borders. None of these strategies proved very fruitful, however, and the Confederacy's grand ...
3 days ago · Confederate States of America. United States. Context: American Civil War. Key People: Jubal A. Early. Robert E. Lee. James Longstreet. George G. Meade. Daniel Edgar Sickles. Top Questions. When and where was the Battle of Gettysburg fought? Who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg? Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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- The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, during the American Civil War, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- The Battle of Gettysburg, a major battle of the American Civil War, was fought between the Union army (the North) and the Confederate army (the Sou...
- The Battle of Gettysburg was won by the Union army (the North).
- The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the turning points of the American Civil War. The South lost many of its men, including generals and colonels,...
- The Gettysburg Address was a speech given on November 19, 1863, by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysb...
5 days ago · Corps: Includes 3 Infantry divisions and an Artillery brigade (Union) or an Artillery Battalion (Confederate). Typically, a Confederate corps was much larger than a Union corps. Division: was commanded by a Major or a Brigadier General and composed of 2 to 4 infantry brigades. Brigade: Commanded by a Brigadier General, was composed of 4 to 6 ...
2 days ago · Confederate Cavalry Facts. A cavalry regiment was organized in a similar fashion to the infantry and artillery. Cavalry regiments were composed of 10 companies of 100 to 110 troopers each. There were 5 squadrons in a regiment, a squadron being a combination of 2 companies. This was later changed and the regiments were divided into 3 battalions.
