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  2. American Civil War - Wikipedia

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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 [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

  3. Slave states and free states - Wikipedia

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    The American Civil War began in 1861. The 13th Amendment, effective December 6, 1865, abolished slavery in the U.S. In the United States before 1865, a slave state was a state in which slavery and the internal or domestic slave trade were legal, while a free state was one in which they were prohibited. Between 1812 and 1850, it was considered ...

  4. Origins of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    For the history of theology in America, the great tragedy of the Civil War is that the most persuasive theologians were the Rev. Drs. William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant. [78] There were many causes of the Civil War, but the religious conflict, almost unimaginable in modern America, cut very deep at the time.

  5. Outline of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    American Civil Warcivil war in the United States of America that lasted from 1861 to 1865. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America , also known as "the Confederacy."

  6. Portal:American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    William Franklin Raynolds (March 17, 1820 – October 18, 1894) was an American explorer, engineer and U.S. army officer who served in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War. He is best known for leading the 1859–60 Raynolds Expedition while serving as a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers .

  7. Category:American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Canada and the American Civil War; Central Confederacy; Civil War Battlefields commemorative coins; Civil War History; The Colonel's Son; Commemoration Day (Harvard University) Commemoration of the American Civil War; Confederate Conscription Acts 1862–1864; Confederate government of West Virginia; Confederate States of America; Edward J. Curtis

  8. Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War

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    The Republican slogan is "Free speech, free press, free soil, free men, Frémont and victory!" Democrats counter that Fremont's election could lead to civil war. The Democratic Party candidate, James Buchanan , who carries five northern and western states and all the southern states except Maryland, wins.

  9. Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    President Abraham Lincoln insisted that construction of the United States Capitol continue during the American Civil War.. 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 turned it from a small city into a major capital with full civic infrastructure and strong defenses.