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Cook, Robert J. Civil War memories: Contesting the past in the United States since 1865 (JHU Press, 2017) online. Eldridge, Brandon M. (2021) "The Ever-Evolving Historiography of the American Civil War," Graduate Review 1#1 pp. 55-61 online; Escott, Paul D. Rethinking the Civil War Era: Directions for Research (University Press of Kentucky ...
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.
American Civil War: 0.6–1 million [82] [83] 1861–1865 United States vs. Confederate States: North America Mozambican Civil War: 0.5–1 million [84] 1977–1992 People's Republic of Mozambique, later Republic of Mozambique, and allies vs. RENAMO and allies Mozambique First Sudanese Civil War: 0.5–1 million [85] [86] 1955–1972
This is a list of conflicts in the United States. Conflicts are arranged chronologically from the late modern period to contemporary history . This list includes (but is not limited to) the following: Indian wars , skirmishes , wars of independence , liberation wars , colonial wars , undeclared wars , proxy wars , territorial disputes , and ...
"Brother against brother" is a phrase used in histories of the American Civil War, describing the predicament faced in families (primarily, but not exclusively, residents of border states) in which their loyalties and military service were divided between the Union and the Confederacy.
The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a sectional rebellion against the United States of America by the Confederate States, formed of eleven southern states' governments which moved to secede from the Union after the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States.
This is a list of the costliest land battles of the American Civil War, measured by casualties (killed, wounded, captured, and missing) on both sides. [ A ] Highest casualty battles
February 16: Texas forces seize the United States Arsenal and Barracks at San Antonio. [322] February 18: U.S. Brigadier General and Brevet Major General David E. Twiggs surrenders U. S. military posts in the Department of Texas to the State of Texas and effectively surrenders the one-fourth of the United States Army which