When did the Civil War begin? Most say April 1861, but many historians say it started earlier.
Most say the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. But many ...
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The Civil War and emancipation
The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack ... Finally, on August 6, 1861, fugitive slaves were declared to be "contraband of war" if their labor had been used to aid the ...
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25 facts about the Civil War that you might not know
In February 1861, representatives of these seven states ... With the 160th anniversary of the conflict's conclusion coming up in 2025, the Civil War continues to fascinate readers with a taste ...
The First 12 Days of the Civil War
Hear about the Union and Confederate forces' race to Washington DC in April 1861. In April 1861, as Union forces retreated north, having lost the first battle of the Civil War, attention turned to the ...
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The Civil War By the Numbers
The three days of conflict at Gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Courtesy: Library of Congress From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War ravaged America.
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THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA AND LETTERS-OF-MARQUE.
The Montgomery Conference yesterday passed an act recognizing war with the United States ... for the first time since the civil discord in the United States, an American vessel hoisted the ...
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The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
showing that the Civil War was not solely a series of battles but a sustained process that drew people together in more ambiguous settings and outcomes. 2. The battles of Virginia, 1861 Hunter Lesser ...
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A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861–1867
Union occupation of parts of the Confederacy during the Civil War forced federal officials to confront questions about the social order that would replace slavery. This volume of Freedom presents a ...
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The deadliest and bloodiest battle in American history was the Civil War, a long and hard-fought battle that began on April 12, 1861, and ended almost exactly four years later on April 9 ...
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Pondering the Question of Confederate Honor
1861, Company C of the Third Tennessee infantry numbered just over 100 men. They fought in most of the significant campaigns of the western theater of the Civil War. From Fort Donelson to ...
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The Civil War
“To speak as the slave would, to say that we are as happy for the Civil War as most Americans are for the Revolutionary War, is to rupture the narrative.” ...