A report on American Civil War
Civil war in the United States between the Union (states that remained loyal to the federal union, or "the North") and the Confederacy (states that voted to secede, or "the South").
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Confederate States of America
92 linksUnrecognized breakaway republic in North America that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
Unrecognized breakaway republic in North America that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
The Confederacy comprised U.S. states that declared secession and warred against the United States (the Union) during the American Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
81 linksAmerican lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.
Ulysses S. Grant
71 linksAmerican military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
As Commanding General, he led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and thereafter briefly served as Secretary of War.
Robert E. Lee
49 linksRobert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general who served the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
Slavery in the United States
45 linksPrevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865, predominately in states of the Southern United States.
Prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865, predominately in states of the Southern United States.
Shortly afterward, the Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces attacked the U.S. Army's Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.
Reconstruction era
44 linksThe Reconstruction era was a period in American history following the American Civil War (1861–1865); it lasted from 1865 to 1877 and marked a significant chapter in the history of civil rights in the United States.
William Tecumseh Sherman
39 linksAmerican soldier, businessman, educator, and author.
American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.
He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the scorched-earth policies that he implemented against the Confederate States.
Southern United States
37 linksGeographic and cultural region of the United States of America.
Geographic and cultural region of the United States of America.
Following the American Civil War, these states were subsequently added back to the Union.
Jefferson Davis
42 linksAmerican politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War.
Western theater of the American Civil War
30 linksThe Western Theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military operations in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, as well as Louisiana east of the Mississippi River.