During the American Civil War, the United States was referred to as simply the Union, also known colloquially as the North, after eleven Southern slave...

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")...

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War Western Theater of the American Civil War Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War Pacific Coast Theater...

A consensus of historians who address the origins of the American Civil War agree that the preservation of the institution of slavery was the principal...

The American Civil War saw extensive use of horse-mounted soldiers on both sides of the conflict. They were vital to both the Union Army and Confederate...

During the American Civil War, the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states, was often referred to...

The American Civil War, fought between the Union and Confederate forces, took place from 1861 to 1865. During the war, a variety of weapons were used...

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, with more appearing...

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

commissioned (by signed and sealed document) who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Many commissions were antedated. Dates of rank were assigned...

At the time of the American Civil War (1861–1865), Canada did not yet exist as a federated nation. Instead, British North America consisted of the Province...

German-Americans were the largest ethnic contingent to fight for the Union in the American Civil War[citation needed]. More than 200,000 native-born Germans...

neutral throughout the American Civil War (1861–1865). It legally recognized the belligerent status of the Confederate States of America (CSA) but never recognized...

films and television shows about the American Civil War (1861-1865). The Battle of Gettysburg (1955) The Civil War by Ken Burns (first broadcast on PBS...

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...

name for the American Civil War in modern American usage is simply "The Civil War". Although rarely used during the war, the term "War Between the States"...

sometimes used by historians regarding the time from the end of the American Civil War in 1865 to the when Superintendent of the Census, William Rush Merriam...

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...

States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was the Union commander in the first battle of the American Civil War at Fort Sumter in April 1861...

rural areas. Louisiana declared that it had seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861. Civil-War era New Orleans, the largest city in the South, was strategically...

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

Houston Museum of African American Culture on June 17, 2020. American Civil War portal Texas portal Confederate States of America – animated map of state...

The African American in the Civil War. Boston, Little, Brown, 1953. Rose, P. K., The Civil War: Black American Contributions to Union Intelligence.Black...

military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain people who escaped slavery or those who affiliated with Union forces. In August...

American Civil War alternate histories are alternate history fiction that focuses on the Civil War ending differently or not occurring. The American Civil...

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 Confederate...

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

California's involvement in the American Civil War included sending gold east to support the war effort, recruiting volunteer combat units to replace regular...

Foods of the American Civil War were the provisions during the American Civil War with which both the Union and Confederate armies struggled to keep their...