The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

By Febrary 1, 1861, six more states -- Mississippi ... Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans had died in the war ...

Bubbling under the surface for decades and then raging for four years, the American Civil War was ... Taking place between 1861 and 1865, it was arguably the first major war to be documented ...

War broke out in April 1861 with the attempt by the Federal government to resupply ... Finally, constitutionally and politically, Lincoln had to grapple with the evolving meaning of the Civil War.

Courtesy: Library of Congress From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War ravaged ... that occurred in the last two years of the War 40+ — Estimated percentage of Civil War dead who were never identified ...

Howe of Streator, Ill., the youngest volunteer of the civil war. He enlisted first in 1861, when only 10 years and 9 months old, and served for four months, when he was discharged on account of ...

After the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the growth of cities and the railroads led to greater contact between blacks and whites in the American South. Southerners felt the need to introduce a ...

Despite nearly 150 years separating the start of the Civil War and this young history buff’s birth, the fascination and passion runs deep.