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...

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...

Civil War is a 2024 dystopian war film written and directed by Alex Garland. It follows a team of journalists traveling across the United States during...

The eastern theater of the American Civil War consisted of the major military and naval operations in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland...

The Civil War Defenses of Washington were a group of Union Army fortifications that protected the federal capital city, Washington, D.C., from invasion...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Arsenal Penitentiary was a penal institution in Washington, D. C. used as a military prison during the American Civil War, currently located inside...

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"...

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...

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...

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...

The following is a list of films and television shows about the American Civil War (1861-1865). The Battle of Gettysburg (1955) The Civil War by Ken Burns...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

the American Civil War. He achieved fame as a senior commander under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee and fought effectively through much of the war...

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")...

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

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...

The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States. The site of the District of Columbia along the Potomac River...

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...