The present-day state of Nebraska was still a territory of the United States during the American Civil War. It did not achieve statehood until March 1867...

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...

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")...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland remained officially neutral throughout the American Civil War (1861–1865). It legally recognized the belligerent...

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...

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...

The following is a list of Nebraska Territory units formed during the American Civil War. Some saw action only on the frontier in the Indian Wars. The...

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

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

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...

was one of the original seven slave states that formed the Confederate States of America in February 1861, triggering the U.S. Civil War. The state governor...

The diplomacy of the American Civil War involved the relations of the United States and the Confederate States of America with the major world powers during...

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...

The area that eventually became the U.S. state of Montana played little direct role in the American Civil War. The closest the Confederate States Army...

The American Civil War was the most widely covered conflict of the 19th century. The images would provide posterity with a comprehensive visual record...

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...

the capabilities of the forces that fought the American Civil War. Understanding these capabilities should give insight into the reasoning behind the...

During the American Civil War (1861–1865), Maryland, a slave state, was one of the border states, straddling the South and North. Despite some popular...

portal Nebraska in the American Civil War California Trail First transcontinental railroad Historic regions of the United States History of Nebraska Landmarks...

The Second French Empire remained officially neutral throughout the American Civil War and never recognized the Confederate States of America. The United...

Alabama was central to the Civil War, with the secession convention at Montgomery, the birthplace of the Confederacy, inviting other slaveholding states...

transferred to Nebraska in 1882. Dakota Territory was not directly involved in the American Civil War but did raise some troops to defend the settlements...

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...

drove off the Union with minimal casualties, and Grant did not pursue further. Tennessee in the American Civil War White, Robert D. "Messages of the Governors...