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Articles on the American Civil War and the principle figures involved. Includes timelines and detailed descriptions.

Articles on the American Civil War and the principle figures involved. Includes timelines and detailed descriptions.


The American Civil War: Its Beginning, Impact, And Its End

American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy). Below are listed some of the Causes of the American Civil War. Click here to see more information about the…

Joseph Griffith: A Welshman at Vicksburg

The Welsh have always been a part of the fabric of the American nation. At the time of the Civil War, there were approximately 120,000 Welsh speakers living in the Northern States, concentrated mainly in New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ohio. There were regional Eisteddfods (Welsh literary festivals) annually, Welsh…

Why Slavery didn't Cause the Civil war

Arguments on Why Slavery Didn’t Cause the Civil War

Why do some argue that slavery didn't cause the Civil War? For proponents of this view, they argue that issues of state sovereignty, trade rights, and the status of the United States as a republic, not a democracy, were the primary issues of the Civil War, not slavery. Why Some…

American Civil War Summary

American Civil War Summary

Here's a short American Civil War summary. It was a civil war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy). American Civil War Summary A bit more context, however, is necessary. Strictly speaking, there never was an American Civil…

American Civil War

Causes of the American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy). Below are listed some of the Causes of the American Civil War. Causes of the American Civil War There were other motives as…

reconstruction

The Radical Republicans of Reconstruction

The Radical Republicans of reconstruction sought the complete overhaul of the Southern economy after the conclusion of the American Civil War instead of a more gradualist approach. They also sought the rapid, full integration of Black Americans into public life. Hiram Revels of Mississippi was elected Senator and six other…

Vicksburg Battle

The Battle of Vicksburg: Assaulting & Besieging the Fort

Overview: Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Tennesse Army defeated Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton at the Vicksburg Battle on May 18 – July 4, 1863. VICKSBURG BATTLE-ASSAULTING AND BESIEGING VICKSBURG Wasting no time, Grant immediately moved on Vicksburg battle with all three of his corps and ordered the first assault…

Pickett's Charge

Pickett’s Charge: The Disastrous Offensive Gambit

Overview: Confederate General Robert E Lee ordered Pickett's Charge in order to attack Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's Union Army during the last day of Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Pickett's Charge and Why It Happened Who had lost Gettysburg? Longstreet’s role in the battle and campaign seems rather insignificant, and Lee…

General Grant

Getting to Know the Other Side of General Grant

How well do you know General Grant? In this article, you'll find out the other side of General Ulysses S. Grant's life. GENERAL GRANT - OTHER PARTS OF HIS LIFE The persistent criticisms of General Grant can be summarized as follows: (1) he was a butcher, (2) all he did…

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