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    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...
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    The Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. are a group of seventeen outdoor statues which are spread out through much of central and northwest Washington...
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    coordinates) The Civil War Defenses of Washington were a group of Union Army fortifications that protected the federal capital city, Washington, D.C., from...
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    The eastern theater of the American Civil War consisted of the major military and naval operations in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland...
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    and spy, serving the Union Army, during the American Civil War and under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Baker was born in Stafford, New York...
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    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...
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  • The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Civil War: American Civil Warcivil war in the United States of...
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    Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War. The fort was constructed in 1861 as "Fort Massachusetts"...
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    Arsenal Penitentiary (category Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War)
    The Arsenal Penitentiary was a penal institution in Washington, D. C. used as a military prison during the American Civil War, currently located inside...
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    African American educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune American Civil War portal Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War Medicine in the American Civil...
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    The role of Washington Territory in the American Civil War is atypical, as the territory was the most remote from the main battlefields of the conflict...
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    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...
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    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")...
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    Rose O'Neal Greenhow (category People of Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War)
    Confederate spy during the American Civil War. A socialite in Washington, D.C., during the period before the war, she moved in important political circles...
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  • Aaron Van Camp (category People of Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War)
    in Washington, D.C. After his arrest and imprisonment in the Old Capitol Prison, he was paroled in early 1862. During the remainder of the Civil War, he...
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  • 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...
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    Old Brick Capitol (category Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War)
    after the burning of Washington. "Old Brick" served as a private school, a boarding house, and, during the American Civil War, a prison known as the Old...
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    Defenses of Washington Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War Civil War "From Washington; The Grand Review of The Armies (Official.) Details of the Great...
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    Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died of his wounds the following day at 7:22 am in the Petersen House opposite the theater...
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    located in Washington, D.C., which opened in 1863. The theater is best known for being the site of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. On the night of...
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    Fort Bunker Hill (category Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War)
    the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War built in the Northeast quadrant of the city at the beginning of the Civil War by the...
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    The U Street Corridor or Greater U Street, sometimes known as Cardozo/Shaw, is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Centered...
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    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...
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    Campbell General Hospital (category Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War)
    Hospital was a Union Civil War hospital which operated from September 1862 to July 20, 1865, in northwest Washington, D.C. The hospital was located on...
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    John Surratt (category People of Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War)
    Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt, in what is today Congress Heights. His baptism took place in 1844 at St. Peter's Church, Washington, D.C. In 1861, he was enrolled...
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  • square mile. The District of Columbia had relatively few residents until the Civil War. The presence of the U.S. federal government in Washington has been...
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    the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War, built in the Northeast quadrant of the city after the beginning of the war by the Union...
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    Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Downtown Washington, D.C. It is currently a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for...
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    Fort Totten Park is an American Civil War memorial on the site of a Union fort in Washington, DC. It is under the management of the National Park Service...
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    The American state of Virginia became a prominent part of the Confederacy when it joined during the American Civil War. As a Southern slave-holding state...
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