Civil War

The Civil War was fought between the Confederacy (South) and the Union (North) on American soil. The war began on April 12, 1861, and ended on April 9, 1865. There were 618,222 total deaths and there …

The American Civil War was the product of many contrasting political, social and economic views. The Northern view was that the Union states were more powerful therefore their authority was greater th…

In the antebellum South, there were many factors that caused the sectionalism between the North and the South that led to the Civil War. Sectionalism is the divide distinguished by different aspects o…

In the late 1930's World War II began. When this war came, it brought mass death and destruction. During this time, Germany was on the hunt for more expansion of land and to end all the Jewish lives i…

The Civil War holds the title as the bloodiest and most gruesome war in United States history. It can be described as an extreme clash between the Northern and Southern states, starting at Fort Sumter…

The Battle of Gettysburg fought from July 1-3, 1863, was a key American Civil War battle fought 35 miles (56 kilometers) southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, that concluded in a catastrophic Souther…

In the period before the Reconstruction of the Southern states, both the North and the South fought a bloody, five year war, the Civil War. This caused the separation of the two sides, due to their di…

In the Civil War, many women portrayed many extravagant roles such as nurses. Many were perceived as working in male-dominated workplaces even when it was frowned upon by men. Mary Ann Bickerdike, and…

Life after the Civil war for Black people was far from free. The post- reconstruction era only highlighted the racial biases of the dominant culture. The prevailing white culture had been seen to diss…

Many people wonder what happened after the Civil War and who was at fault for the end and eventual failure of reconstruction. When the Civil War ended it was clear to both the North and the South that…