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    With the outbreak of the American Civil War, the northwestern state of Wisconsin raised 91,379 soldiers for the Union Army, organized into 53 infantry...
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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 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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  • 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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    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...
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  • 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...
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    American history up till then. The eventual Confederate surrender completed the liberation of the river. American Civil War portal Wisconsin in the American...
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    Foreign enlistment in the American Civil War (1861–1865) reflected the conflict's international significance among both governments and their citizenry...
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    For 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 Superintendent...
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    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...
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  • During the American Civil War, sexual behavior, gender roles, and attitudes were affected by the conflict, especially by the absence of menfolk at home...
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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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    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...
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    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...
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    Old Abe (category Wisconsin in the American Civil War)
    eagle who was the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War. Later, his image was adopted as the eagle appearing...
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    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...
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  • moved to Wisconsin during the American Civil War. Northeast Wisconsin saw a huge influx of immigrants from Belgium in the mid-1800s. It began in 1852 when...
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    California's involvement in the American Civil War included sending gold east to support the war effort, recruiting volunteer combat units to replace...
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    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...
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  • Angus R. McDonald (category People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War)
    and became one of Wisconsin's greatest battlefield heroes of the American Civil War. Angus McDonald was born on the Isle of Eigg, in the Inner Hebrides of...
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    relocated to the Houston Museum of African American Culture on June 17, 2020. American Civil War portal Texas portal Confederate States of America – animated...
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    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...
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    was an American newspaper editor, public servant, diplomat, and soldier. He served as a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War, and was...
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    Arthur MacArthur Jr. (category People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War)
    recipients List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: M–P "McArthur, Arthur 1815 - 1896". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on...
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  • Ole C. Johnson (category People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War)
    1886) was a Norwegian-American soldier in the American Civil War who served with the Scandinavian Regiment. Ole Johnson was born on the Skipnes Farm, (Skibsnes)...
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  • John Tester (category People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War)
    Wisconsin in 1853. He served in the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment as first lieutenant during the American Civil War. He served as deputy county...
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  • 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...
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  • The state of Wisconsin enrolled 91,327 men for service in the Union Army during the American Civil War, 77,375 in the infantry, 8,877 in the cavalry, and...
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    John Wayles Jefferson (category People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War)
    Hemings; May 8, 1835 – June 12, 1892), was an American businessman and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He is believed to be a grandson of Thomas...
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    participated in the American Civil War as a member of the Confederate States of America. It had been admitted to the United States as a slave state in 1845. In January...
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