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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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"...

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 reenactment is an effort to recreate the appearance of a particular battle or other event associated with the American Civil War by...

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...

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...

America, which features an animated map of state secession and confederacy List of Alabama Union Civil War regiments Mobile, Alabama in the American Civil...

Military leadership in the American Civil War was vested in both the political and the military structures of the belligerent powers. The overall military...

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

Louisville in the American Civil War was a major stronghold of Union forces, which kept Kentucky firmly in the Union. It was the center of planning, supplies...

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...

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

At least four widows of veterans of the American Civil War (fought 1861–1865) are known to have survived into the 21st century. All were born in the 20th...

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

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...