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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.
American Civil War – civil 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."
The final book of the series came out on May 15, 2017, under the name Guts & Glory: The American Revolution. The book tells all about the American Revolution , from the basics in the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Declaration of Independence to the Culper Spy Ring and the Battle of Stony Point , in which Thompson makes sure to tell ...
This Terrible War: The Civil War and its Aftermath (2nd ed.). Longman. ISBN 9780321125583. Goldfield, David (2011). America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9781608193745. Guelzo, Allen C. (2012). Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Oxford University Press, USA.
The Civil War's youngest wounded soldier on record, he was twelve when his left hand and arm were shattered by an exploding shell. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] Courtland Comly Cooper born 1847, of De Kalb, NY, enlisted in the 92nd NY Infantry in 1861 at the age of either 14 or 15, birthdate unknown, and died at Cold Harbor June 1, 1864, while charging the rebel ...
1834 – Slavery debates at Lane Theological Seminary are one of the first major public discussions of the topic. 1835 – Mexican President Santa Anna annuls the 1824 constitution, precipitating a civil war which spawns the Texas War for Independence. 1835 – Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America published.
Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia [A]), the District of Columbia, and six territories (Arizona ...
Samuel Rush Watkins (June 26, 1839 – July 20, 1901) was an American writer and humorist. He fought through the entire American Civil War and saw action in many battles. . Today, he is best known for his memoir "Co. Aytch" (1882), which recounts his life as a soldier in the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regi