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Information, facts and trivia in the American Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, between the Northern Union and Southern Confederates. Important people of the war include Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.

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Information, facts and trivia in the American Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, between the Northern Union and Southern Confederates. Important people of the war include Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.

American Civil War - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Civil War Battle Summaries by State - NPS

Battle names appearing in blue denote a Union victory; butternut denotes a Confederate victory; green denotes an indecisive action.
https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/bystate.htm
Civil War Weapons - American Civil War Story

Civil War weapons varied from swords to submarines, and from hunting muskets to hand grenades. With such a wide range of options, there have to a be a few with some really interesting stories to go with them!
http://www.americancivilwarstory.com/civil-war-weapons.html
Lee's Greatest Battles - Civil War

Learn more about General Robert E. Lee's most famous Civil War battles. History articles, battle maps, and more await. The Seven Days, Second Manassas, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, and more.
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/greatest-battles-of-robert-e-lee/
WGBH American Experience, Grant's Greatest Battles - PBS

As a cadet at West Point, Ulysses S. Grant was an indifferent student. But as a young soldier in the Mexican War, he had carefully studied the work of generals such as Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. When he took command of his own troops in the Civil War, Grant combined what he had learned with his own considerable talents to win an impressive string of battlefield victories.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/grant-greatest-battles/
Civil War Battles - Son of the South

The Civil War was one of the defining moments in American History. This section of our Site presents detailed information on the key Battles of the Civil War. The thumbnails below will take you to extensive research resources, including pictures and maps. You can browse the information by the topics of interest.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-battles.htm
Technology and Casualties in the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg - Civilwar

While military technology raced ahead, preservative innovations during the Civil War lagged behind, resulting in the monumental body counts that marked the battle of Gettysburg and others.
http://www.civilwar.org/resources/technology-and-casualties-in.html
Whiskey and the War: Alcohol Played a Role in the Civil War

Legend has it that when critics of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant complained to President Abraham Lincoln about Grant's drinking, Lincoln replied, "I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals."
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2012/oct/21/whiskey-and-the-war-civil-war/90673/
Fort Sumter: The Civil War Begins - Smithsonian Magazine

Nearly a century of discord between North and South finally exploded in April 1861 with the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fort-sumter-the-civil-war-begins-1018791
Lincoln's Evolving Thoughts On Slavery, And Freedom : NPR

Abraham Lincoln always thought slavery was unjust - but struggled with what to do once slavery ended. Historian Eric Foner traces how Lincoln's thoughts about slavery - and freed slaves - mirrored America's own transformation in The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery.
http://www.npr.org/2010/10/11/130489804/lincolns-evolving-thoughts-on-slavery-and-freedom
150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War - The Atlantic

As the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg approaches, it's time for America to question the popular account of a war that tore apart the nation.
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/06/150-years-of-misunderstanding-the-civil-war/277022/
10 Facts about Abraham Lincoln - Civil War

Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War and one of the great figures in American history. Expand your knowledge and appreciation of Lincoln's legacy with these amazing facts.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/lincoln-hub/lincoln-ten-facts/10-facts-lincoln.html
Causes Of The Civil War - History Net: Where History Comes Alive

The Northern and Southern sections of the United States developed along different lines. The South remained a predominantly agrarian economy while the North became more and more industrialized. Different social cultures and political beliefs developed. All of this led to disagreements on issues such as taxes, tariffs and internal improvements as well as states rights versus federal rights.
http://www.historynet.com/causes-of-the-civil-war

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American Civil War

Clockwise from top:

Battle of Gettysburg
U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade officers under Captain John Tidball
A Harvest of Death
Ironclad USS Atlanta
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Franklin

Date	April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865^[a]^[b] (4 years, 1 month and 2 weeks)
Location	United States, Atlantic Ocean
Result	Union victory
Territorial changes	Dissolution of the Confederate States of America

Belligerents

United States

Confederate States

Commanders and leaders

Strength

698,000 at peak^[1]
2,200,000 total^[2]

360,000 at peak^[2]^[3]
750,000–1,000,000 total^[4]

Casualties and losses

110,000+ KIA or DOW
230,000+ died from accidents or disease^[5]^[6]
25,000–30,000 died in Confederate prisons^[2]^[5]
365,000+ total dead^[7]

282,000+ wounded^[6]
181,193 captured^[8]^[c]
828,000+ total casualties

94,000+ KIA or DOW^[5]
26,000–31,000 died in Union prisons^[6]
290,000+ total dead

137,000+ wounded
436,658 captured^[8]^[d]
864,000+ total casualties

50,000 free civilians died^[9]
60,000 documented slaves, "tens of thousands" of undocumented slaves died from disease^[10]
616,222^[11]–1,000,000+ total dead^[12]^[13]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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American Civil War - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Civil War Battle Summaries by State - NPS

Battle names appearing in blue denote a Union victory; butternut denotes a Confederate victory; green denotes an indecisive action.
https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/bystate.htm
Civil War Weapons - American Civil War Story

Civil War weapons varied from swords to submarines, and from hunting muskets to hand grenades. With such a wide range of options, there have to a be a few with some really interesting stories to go with them!
http://www.americancivilwarstory.com/civil-war-weapons.html
Lee's Greatest Battles - Civil War

Learn more about General Robert E. Lee's most famous Civil War battles. History articles, battle maps, and more await. The Seven Days, Second Manassas, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, and more.
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/greatest-battles-of-robert-e-lee/
WGBH American Experience, Grant's Greatest Battles - PBS

As a cadet at West Point, Ulysses S. Grant was an indifferent student. But as a young soldier in the Mexican War, he had carefully studied the work of generals such as Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. When he took command of his own troops in the Civil War, Grant combined what he had learned with his own considerable talents to win an impressive string of battlefield victories.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/grant-greatest-battles/
Civil War Battles - Son of the South

The Civil War was one of the defining moments in American History. This section of our Site presents detailed information on the key Battles of the Civil War. The thumbnails below will take you to extensive research resources, including pictures and maps. You can browse the information by the topics of interest.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-battles.htm
Technology and Casualties in the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg - Civilwar

While military technology raced ahead, preservative innovations during the Civil War lagged behind, resulting in the monumental body counts that marked the battle of Gettysburg and others.
http://www.civilwar.org/resources/technology-and-casualties-in.html
Whiskey and the War: Alcohol Played a Role in the Civil War

Legend has it that when critics of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant complained to President Abraham Lincoln about Grant's drinking, Lincoln replied, "I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals."
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2012/oct/21/whiskey-and-the-war-civil-war/90673/
Fort Sumter: The Civil War Begins - Smithsonian Magazine

Nearly a century of discord between North and South finally exploded in April 1861 with the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fort-sumter-the-civil-war-begins-1018791
Lincoln's Evolving Thoughts On Slavery, And Freedom : NPR

Abraham Lincoln always thought slavery was unjust - but struggled with what to do once slavery ended. Historian Eric Foner traces how Lincoln's thoughts about slavery - and freed slaves - mirrored America's own transformation in The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery.
http://www.npr.org/2010/10/11/130489804/lincolns-evolving-thoughts-on-slavery-and-freedom
150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War - The Atlantic

As the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg approaches, it's time for America to question the popular account of a war that tore apart the nation.
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/06/150-years-of-misunderstanding-the-civil-war/277022/
10 Facts about Abraham Lincoln - Civil War

Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War and one of the great figures in American history. Expand your knowledge and appreciation of Lincoln's legacy with these amazing facts.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/lincoln-hub/lincoln-ten-facts/10-facts-lincoln.html
Causes Of The Civil War - History Net: Where History Comes Alive

The Northern and Southern sections of the United States developed along different lines. The South remained a predominantly agrarian economy while the North became more and more industrialized. Different social cultures and political beliefs developed. All of this led to disagreements on issues such as taxes, tariffs and internal improvements as well as states rights versus federal rights.
http://www.historynet.com/causes-of-the-civil-war

American Civil War

Clockwise from top:

Battle of Gettysburg
U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade officers under Captain John Tidball
A Harvest of Death
Ironclad USS Atlanta
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Franklin

Date	April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865^[a]^[b] (4 years, 1 month and 2 weeks)
Location	United States, Atlantic Ocean
Result	Union victory
Territorial changes	Dissolution of the Confederate States of America

Belligerents

United States

Confederate States

Commanders and leaders

Strength

698,000 at peak^[1]
2,200,000 total^[2]

360,000 at peak^[2]^[3]
750,000–1,000,000 total^[4]

Casualties and losses

110,000+ KIA or DOW
230,000+ died from accidents or disease^[5]^[6]
25,000–30,000 died in Confederate prisons^[2]^[5]
365,000+ total dead^[7]

282,000+ wounded^[6]
181,193 captured^[8]^[c]
828,000+ total casualties

94,000+ KIA or DOW^[5]
26,000–31,000 died in Union prisons^[6]
290,000+ total dead

137,000+ wounded
436,658 captured^[8]^[d]
864,000+ total casualties

50,000 free civilians died^[9]
60,000 documented slaves, "tens of thousands" of undocumented slaves died from disease^[10]
616,222^[11]–1,000,000+ total dead^[12]^[13]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Information, facts and trivia in the American Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, between the Northern Union and Southern Confederates. Important people of the war include Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.

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