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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.
The Civil War remains the deadliest military conflict in American history. During the first year of the war, both sides had many more volunteers than they had the time or resources to effectively train. However, this initial enthusiasm began to wane and both sides enacted conscription laws to amass more volunteers.
After the outbreak of the American Civil War, the Kingdom of Hawaii under King Kamehameha IV declared its neutrality on August 26, 1861. However, many Native Hawaiians and Hawaii-born Americans (mainly descendants of the American missionaries), abroad and in the islands, enlisted in the military regiments of various states in the Union and the Confederacy.
c. ^ Civil War: All Union casualty figures, and Confederate killed in action, from The Oxford Companion to American Military History except where noted (NPS figures). [ 20 ] estimate of total Confederate dead from James M. McPherson , Battle Cry of Freedom (Oxford University Press, 1988), 854.
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 Court House, by General Robert E. Lee and concluded with the surrender of the CSS Shenandoah on November 6, 1865, bringing the hostilities of the American Civil War to a close. [1]
American Civil War prisoners of war (2 C, 213 P, 1 F) This page was last edited on 9 April 2024, at 23:05 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission (the commission) and the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) have created a special American Civil War Sesquicentennial Tourism Marketing Program that has a grant program for a 1 to 1 match up to $5,000.00 in promoting the observance of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil ...
Individual civilians killed during the American Civil War, and major actions in which civilians were the deliberate targets. Pages in category "Civilians killed in the American Civil War" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.