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

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")...

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 conclusion of the American Civil War commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at Appomattox...

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...

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...

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...

of events leading to the American Civil War is a chronologically ordered list of events and issues that historians recognize as origins and causes of...

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...

The Civil Wars were an American musical duo composed of Joy Williams and John Paul White. Formed in 2008, The Civil Wars won four Grammy Awards prior to...

1865 or return to the main page. The following is a list of engagements that took place in 1861 during the American Civil War. The war started on April...

During the American Civil War (1861–1865), Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, was the center of the Union war effort, which rapidly...

A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region...

in the American Civil War but did raise some troops to defend the settlements following the Dakota War of 1862 which triggered hostilities with the Sioux...

Foreign enlistment in the American Civil War (1861–1865) reflected the conflict's international significance among both governments and their citizenry...

U.S. states that declared secession and warred against the United States during the American Civil War. The states are South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida...

the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865, was widespread. Although there had been many attempts at compromise prior to the outbreak of war...

in 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...

articles Origins of the American Civil War, Confederate States of America and American Civil War. The most famous secessionist movement was the movement...

The Civil War is a 1990 American television documentary miniseries created by Ken Burns about the American Civil War. It was the first broadcast to air...

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...

The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from...

The Spanish Civil War (Spanish: Guerra Civil Española) was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Republicans were loyal...

The origins of the Sri Lankan Civil War lie in the continuous political rancor between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Sri Lankan Tamils. According...

all Americans. The era has had a lasting impact on American society – in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in...

sent forces to help decide the Russian Civil War in the Whites’ favor. Lenin made peace overtures to Wilson, and the American leader responded by sending...

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

African Americans, including former slaves, served in the American Civil War. The 186,097 black men who joined the Union Army included 7,122 officers and...

The infantry in the American Civil War comprised foot-soldiers who fought primarily with small arms and carried the brunt of the fighting on battlefields...

federal law for the civil rights of all Americans. After the American Civil War and the subsequent abolition of slavery in the 1860s, the Reconstruction...