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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. Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War

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    In the many decades between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, such divisions became increasingly irreconcilable and contentious. [1] Events in the 1850s culminated with the election of the anti-slavery Republican Abraham Lincoln as president on November 6, 1860.

  4. Outline of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    WWW-VL: History: USA Civil War 1855–1865; Civil War Preservation Trust; Civil War Era Digital Collection at Gettysburg College This collection contains digital images of political cartoons, personal papers, pamphlets, maps, paintings and photographs from the Civil War Era held in Special Collections at Gettysburg College.

  5. Photographers of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The American Civil War (1861–1865) was the fifth war in history to be photographed, the first four being the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), the Crimean War (1853–1856), Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the Second Italian War of Independence (1859).

  6. Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899)

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    April 15, 1865 – President Lincoln assassinated; Vice President Johnson becomes the 17th president; April–June 1865 – American Civil War ends as the last elements of the Confederacy surrender; 1865 – Ku Klux Klan founded; 1865 – Slavery abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment. 1866 – Civil Rights Act of 1866

  7. List of photographs considered the most important - Wikipedia

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    Showing the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam—the deadliest single day in the American Civil War [s 3] [s 4] The Scourged Back: c. 2 April 1863: McPherson & Oliver: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Albumen print One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement. [s 4] Cartes de Visite: May - August 1863 Andre ...

  8. History of the United States (1849–1865) - Wikipedia

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    The history of the United States from 1849 to 1865 was dominated by the tensions that led to the American Civil War between North and South, and the bloody fighting in 1861–1865 that produced Northern victory in the war and ended slavery.

  9. Outline of the history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    1849–1865 Civil War Era: 1849–1865: ... Jim Crow era (1876–1965) Gay Nineties ... Timeline of civil marriage in the United States;