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3 days ago · American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights.
- The American Civil War was the culmination of the struggle between the advocates and opponents of slavery that dated from the founding of the Unite...
- The Union won the American Civil War. The war effectively ended in April 1865 when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Unio...
- It is estimated that from 752,000 to 851,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War. This figure represents approximately 2 percent of the Ame...
- Important people during the American Civil War included Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, whose election prompted the seces...
- The modern usage of Confederate symbols, especially the Confederate Battle Flag and statues of Confederate leaders, is considered controversial bec...
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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 [f] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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4 days ago · The war had profound consequences: Abolition of Slavery : The passage of the 13th Amendment (1865) formally abolished slavery in the United States. Reconstruction : The post-war period, known as Reconstruction , aimed to rebuild the South and integrate formerly enslaved people into society. The 14th and 15th Amendments granted citizenship and ...
3 days ago · American Civil War: Peninsular Campaign Union forces passing the Trent House, between Fair Oaks Station and Chickahominy, Virginia, drawing by Alfred R. Waud, June 1862. (more) Advancing up the historic peninsula between the York and James rivers in Virginia, McClellan began a monthlong siege of Yorktown and captured that stronghold on May 4, 1862.
3 days ago · Some have called the American Civil War the last of the old-fashioned wars; others have termed it the first modern war. Actually, it was a transitional war, and it had a profound impact, technologically, on the development of modern weapons and techniques.
3 days ago · The Battle of Gettysburg (locally / ˈ ɡ ɛ t ɪ s b ɜːr ɡ / ⓘ) [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.
2 days ago · Description. This lesson uses the Civil War era writings of soldier Samuel Woodworth and his wife Ellen to explore the conflict from a unique perspective. The lesson, which features former ...
