At the outbreak of the American Civil War in April 1861, Kansas was the newest U.S. state, admitted just months earlier in January. The state had formally...

Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida...

Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas, or the Border War was a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri...

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 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 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 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...

during the American Civil War. These gangs were guerrillas who often clashed with pro-slavery groups from Missouri, known at the time in Kansas Territory...

example, the Old West subperiod is sometimes used by historians regarding the time from the end of the American Civil War in 1865 to the when the U.S. census...

During the American Civil War, most of what is now the U.S. state of Oklahoma was designated as the Indian Territory. It served as an unorganized region...

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...

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...

in the trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War. Despite its remoteness from the major battlefields of the east, and its being part of the...

raised by the state of Kansas during the American Civil War (1861–1865). American Civil War portal Kansas portal Lists of American Civil War regiments...

During the American Civil War, Missouri was a hotly contested border state populated by both Union and Confederate sympathizers. It sent armies, generals...

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...

In the American Civil War (1861–65), the border states were four, later five, slave states that primarily supported the Union. They were Delaware, Maryland...

States. Mathews was a prominent figure in Southeast Kansas in the lead up to and during the American Civil War. He was a pro-confederate partisan and...

The following is a list of films and television shows about the American Civil War from the beginning of the 20th century until present. The Battle of...

During the American Civil War, sexual behavior, gender roles, and attitudes were affected by the conflict, especially by the absence of menfolk at home...

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

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

This is a list of American Civil War units, consisting of those established as federally organized units as well as units raised by individual states and...

1871) was a Jayhawker during the Bleeding Kansas era and a controversial Union colonel during the American Civil War. Montgomery was a staunch supporter...

Brandis. Based on the novel Woe to Live On, by Daniel Woodrell, the film, set during the American Civil War, follows a group of men who join the First Missouri...

Slavery played the central role during the American Civil War. The primary catalyst for secession was slavery, especially Southern political leaders'...

During the American Civil War, an assortment of small arms found their way onto the battlefield. Though the muzzleloader percussion cap rifled musket was...

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...

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...

an American politician and military officer who was a leader of the Jayhawkers in the Bleeding Kansas period that immediately preceded the American Civil...