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  2. Armies in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The American Civil War was the first 'railroad war' in history, due in no small part to the fact that in 1860 the United States had over 30,000 miles of tracks, more than any other country. The typical American freight train was composed of a 4-4-0 steam locomotive pulling 17 boxcars , each capable of carrying 5 to 10 tons of freight.

  3. List of military alliances - Wikipedia

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    Military alliances shortly before World War I. Germany and the Ottoman Empire allied after the outbreak of war.. This is the list of military alliances.A military alliance is a formal agreement between two or more parties concerning national security in which the contracting parties agree to mutually protect and support one another militarily in case of a crisis that has not been identified in ...

  4. Union army - Wikipedia

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    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 as the Union army, the federal army, or the northern army. It proved essential to the restoration and preservation of the United States as a working, viable republic.

  5. Military history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Korean War was a conflict between the United States and its United Nations allies and the communist powers under influence of the Soviet Union (also a UN member nation) and the People's Republic of China (which later also gained UN membership). The principal combatants were North and South Korea.

  6. List of wars involving the United States - Wikipedia

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    Result for the United States and its Allies Presidents of the United States; Crazy Snake's War (1909) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Oklahoma Creek prisoners of war. United States: Creek: US victory: Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge

  7. 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.

  8. Empires & Allies Civil War Re-Enactment: Lead the North or ...

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    While many of Empires & Allies' units may focus on the latest and greats in technology and military advancement, Zynga has decided to take a trip back in time - way back in time - to pay tribute ...

  9. Confederate States Army - Wikipedia

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    The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery. [3]