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  1. Outline of the American Civil War

    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Civil War American ... fought against the United States the Union American Civil War Union , which was supported ... states that became known as the border states American Civil War border states . Etymology Naming the American Civil War Combatants File US flag 34 stars.svg 60px The Union American Civil War Union ... Guard Confederate privateer Confederate railroads in the American Civil War Confederate Secret Service ... Supreme Court cases of the American Civil War Third Party System Nat Turner Uncle Tom s Cabin Underground ... of the American Civil War Antislavery Movement In America Abolition John Brown abolitionist John ... Historic Site Christmas in the American Civil War Dahlgren Affair Emancipation Proclamation Habeas ... War Turning point of the American Civil War United States presidential election, 1864 West Virginia ... see also Women in the American Civil War List of people associated with the American Civil War Military history of African Americans in the American Civil War Eli Whitney, Jr. Joseph Whitworth Commerce ... in the American Civil War Southern Bread Riots Tredegar Iron Works Trent Affair Military Forces Cavalry in the American Civil War Infantry in the American Civil War Military leadership in the American ... War Submarines in the American Civil War Turret ship USS Monitor Military strategy Military strategy Strategy in the industrial age Military strategy in the industrial age American Civil War spies Espionage spies Guerrilla warfare Guerrillas in the American Civil War Guerrilla warfare Scorched earth Fighting Theaters Eastern Theater of the American Civil War Western Theater of the American Civil War Lower Seaboard Theater of the American Civil War Trans Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War Union blockade Union naval blockade Campaigns Main American Civil War Campaigns Anaconda Plan New Mexico Campaign Valley Campaign Jackson s Valley ...   more details



  1. Ageod's American Civil War

    Infobox VG title Ageod s American Civil War image Image Ageod s American Civil War Coverart.png developer AGEOD publisher Matrix Games US br Ascaron EU designer Philippe Thibaut and Philippe Malacher engine custom version released vgrelease NA June 26, 2007 ref name gamefaqs.com http www.gamefaqs.com computer doswin data 941456.html ref vgrelease PAL September 15, 2007 small ref name gamefaqs.com small genre turn based strategy modes Single Multiplayer ratings Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB E Everyone platforms Windows, Mac OS X media CD ROM requirements Pentium 90 br 16 MB Random access memory RAM input Computer keyboard Mouse computing Mouse Ageod s American Civil War The Blue and the Gray AACW is a historical operational turn based strategy computer game WEGO system that places players at the head of the United States U.S. or Confederate States of America CSA during the American Civil War 1861 1865 . Players are military and political leaders trying to lead the troops of their nations armies and fleets to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations during those five years of wild campaigning throughout a divided nation, while making political and economical financial decisions throughout the game that effects the outcome of the game. Most of the individual ... news story.php?ArticleID 19741 title American Civil War Now Available For Macs date April 8, 2011 ... AGEOD s American Civil War website http ageod.nsen.ch aacwwiki AGEOD s American Civil War wiki http www.metacritic.com games platforms pc ageodsamericancivilwar1861 AGEOD s American Civil War on Metacritic ... Category American Civil War video games Category Grand strategy video games Category Video games with historical settings Category AGEOD games strategy videogame stub AGEOD games fr AGEOD s American Civil War it Ageod s American Civil War The Blue and The Gray vi Ageod s American Civil War ... the complete Grand Campaign covering the whole war. Virtual Programming published ...   more details



  1. American Civil War Centennial

    The American Civil War Centennial was the official United States commemoration of the American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States . Commemoration activities began in 1957, four years .... ref name Cook cite book title Troubled Commemoration the American Civil War centennial, 1961 1965 ... infrastructure of the major American Civil War battlefields dates back to planning decisions made in the early ... also American Civil War reenactment Lost Cause of the Confederacy References reflist Category American Civil War reenactment Category United States historical anniversaries Category Regional centennial anniversaries Category 1960s in the United States Category American Civil War reenactment ... Commissions The public commemoration of the Civil War commenced with the passage, by Congress in 1957, of a public act creating the United States Civil War Centennial Commission. The Commission ... in existence at the time of the Civil War to create state level commissions to commemorate the war ... conflict over African American Civil Rights Movement 1955 1968 American civil rights affected implementation ... Civil War Centennial postage stamp depicts a cannon and its gunner. At the same time, the National Park Service , and other federal agencies that controlled key Civil War battlefields, used the Centennial ... the Civil War itself also affected the works of the separate state commissions that tried to oversee ... L. Ayers Edward L. Ayers, http www.southernspaces.org 2011 civil war and emancipation 150 years The Civil ... of U.S. Southern states saw the Civil War centennial as an opportunity to reinforce their view ... of Civil War battles, field maneuvers, and encampments. The Centennial also saw efforts to use the various ... of this postage stamp in April 1965 marked the end of the Civil War Centennial. One major legacy of the Civil War Centennial was the creation of an infrastructure of American Civil War reenactment Civil War reenactment . ref name Hadden cite book title Reliving the Civil War a reenactor s handbook ...   more details



  1. Uniforms of the American Civil War

    Orphan date July 2011 During the years 1860 1865 there were three distinct types of uniform in use by the American armed forces. Styles used were traditional similar to those used in the Napoleonic wars, a regimental dress such as used during the War of Independence and a specialist dress similar to those worn by Lancers and Hussars or an ethnic dress such as Kilts ref name Katcher, Philip. Volstad, Ron. Katcher pp3 ref With shortages in 1861 the federal government issued a regulation pattern uniform for all state regiments. ref name Spencer, John D. Spencer pp14 ref Confederacy At the onset of the war the Confederate army uniforms were highly varied as the majority were made at home. Between 1861 1862 the quartermaster department issued some uniforms but there were severe shortages. ref name Taschek, Karen. Taschek pp26 ref References reflist Bibliography refbegin Katcher, Philip. Volstad, Ron. 1986 American Civil War armies Volunteer militia Osprey ISBN 978 0850456790 Spencer, John D. 2006 The American Civil War in the Indian Territory Osprey ISBN 978 1846030000 Emerson, William K. 1996 Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 978 0806126227 Taschek, Karen. 2006 The Civil War Chelsea House ISBN 978 1604133813 refend Category Military equipment of the American Civil War Category Military uniforms ...   more details



  1. Campaigns of the American Civil War

    of Heraldry campaign streamers Category Campaigns of the American Civil War Category Campaigns of American wars fr Campagnes de la guerre de S cession ...   more details



  1. Bahamas in the American Civil War

    Although a territory of the British Empire , during the American Civil War , the Bahamas were affected by the great conflict. Much as in the age of pirates the Bahamas were a haven for the swashbucklers, between 1861 to 1865 the Bahamas were a haven for blockade runner s aligned with the Confederate States of America . Although Florida is still only 55 miles away, the state had few ports of any real consequence at the time. Hence, blockade runners would make their trips from Nassau, Bahamas Nassau to Charleston, South Carolina , the largest Confederate port on the East Coast of the United States Atlantic Coast . Grand Bahama Island was losing population throughout the 19th century, in favor of Nassau. With the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, the population of the area doubled, due to the actions of the blockade runners. ref http www.bahamas.com bahamas island templrgstandard.aspx?sectionid 4212&level 2 Grand Bahama Island American Civil War The Islands of the Bahamas Official Tourism Site ref In Nassau, things would also be altered by the war. The first blockade runner docked at Nassau on December 5, 1861. By the end of the war, 397 ships sailed from the Confederacy to Nassau, and 588 ... the war. ref Barlas, pg. 59. ref See also History of the Bahamas Britain in the American Civil War Canada in the American Civil War References reflist Bahamas topics state uncollapsed Foreign WNA DEFAULTSORT Bahamas In The American Civil War Category American Civil War by location Category History of the Bahamas Category Foreign relations during the American Civil War Category 19th century in the Bahamas ... about bahamas history civil war and prohibition.asp Civil war and prohibition benefited The Bahamas The Islands of the Bahamas Official Tourism Site ref After the war ended, the Bahamas would fall into hard times that it would not recover from until another period of American turmoil hit Prohibition . In this case, Scotch whisky was what went to the United States, and as when the war ended ...   more details



  1. Ironclads: American Civil War

    Notability date November 2008 Infobox VG title Ironclads American Civil War image File Ironclads American Civil War Logo.png developer Totem Games publisher Totem Games br Strategy First designer Maxim Ferapontov engine Oleg Ferapontov released October, 2008 online genre 3D computer graphics 3D naval historical turned based strategy modes Single player platforms Microsoft Windows requirements Windows XP SP2 Vista, Central processing unit Processor 1.1 GHz, 512 MB Random access memory RAM , Video card 64 MB Random access memory RAM , compatible with DirectX 16 bit sound PCI a card input Keyboard computing Keyboard , Mouse computing Mouse media Download Ironclads American Civil War lang ru is a 3D naval historical turned based strategy game based on the American Civil War Civil war in the USA . The player operates a squadron of warship s of the United States or Confederate States of America Confederations Navy broadside ironclads, ironclad rams, ironclad turret ships, monitors, sloops of war, gunboats and screw commerce raiders. The player is tasked with destroying the opponent s ships, coastal batteries and warehouses. A lot of attention went into the details, historical accuracy and convenience of the interface. 3D models of the ships are based on archival drawings. Realistic ship to ship combat simulating the characteristics of each ship, including damage, flooding, fires, destruction, armor values and guns. External links http totemgames.ru Official website Category 2008 video games Category Windows games Category American Civil War video games Category Naval video games Category turn based tactics video games Category Video games developed in Russia strategy videogame stub ru ...   more details



  1. Union (American Civil War)

    was added to represent the new state of West Virginia. During the American Civil War , the Union was a name ... States , which was supported by the twenty free states and five Border states American Civil War ... the American Civil War, American Nineteenth Century History, July 2004, Vol. 5 Issue 2, po 19 ... of the American Civil War, Church History, Sept 2000, Vol. 69 Issue 3, pp 578 609 http www.jstor.org ... Civil War California Connecticut in the American Civil War Connecticut Delaware in the American Civil War Delaware nowiki nowiki Illinois in the American Civil War Illinois Indiana in the American Civil War Indiana Indianapolis in the American Civil War Indianapolis Iowa in the American Civil War Iowa Kansas in the American Civil War Kansas col 2 of 5 Kentucky in the American Civil War Kentucky nowiki nowiki Lexington in the American Civil War Lexington Louisville in the American Civil War Louisville Maine in the American Civil War Maine Maryland in the American Civil War Maryland nowiki nowiki Baltimore riot of 1861 Baltimore Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War Washington, D.C col 3 of 5 Massachusetts in the American Civil War Massachusetts Michigan in the American Civil War Michigan Minnesota in the American Civil War Minnesota Missouri in the American Civil War Missouri nowiki nowiki St. Louis in the American Civil War St. Louis Nevada in the American Civil War Nevada New Hampshire in the American Civil War New Hampshire col 4 of 5 New Jersey in the American Civil War New Jersey New York in the American Civil War New York New York City in the American Civil War New York City Ohio in the American Civil War Ohio Cincinnati in the American Civil War Cincinnati Cleveland in the American Civil War Cleveland Oregon in the American Civil War Oregon col 5 of 5 Pennsylvania in the American Civil War Pennsylvania Harrisburg in the American Civil War Harrisburg Philadelphia in the American Civil War Philadelphia Pittsburgh in the American Civil War Pittsburgh Rhode Island ...   more details



  1. Kansas in the American Civil War

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Union states in the American Civil War Even before the outbreak of the American Civil War , the territory of Kansas had been the scene of Bleeding Kansas fighting between anti slavery and pro slavery forces . The state was admitted to the Union as a Slave and free states free state on January 29, 1861, three months before the opening battle of the war at Battle of Fort Sumter Fort Sumter , and at the commencement of the war, the Kansas government had no well organized militia, no arms, accoutrements or supplies, nothing with which to meet the demands, except the united will of officials and citizens. During the years 1859 to 1860, the military organizations had fallen into disuse or been entirely broken up. Military activities The first Kansas regiment was called on June 3, 1861, and the seventeenth, the last raised during the Civil War, July 28, 1864. The entire quota assigned to the Kansas was 16,654, and the number raised was 20,097, leaving a surplus of 3,443 to the credit of Kansas. Statistics indicated that losses of Kansas regiments killed in battle and from disease are greater per thousand than those of any other State. The Battle of Baxter Springs , sometimes called the Baxter Springs Massacre, was a minor battle in the War, fought on October 6, 1863, near the modern day town of Baxter Springs, Kansas . The Battle of Mine Creek , also known as the Battle of the Osage was a cavalry battle that occurred in Kansas during the war. On October 25, 1864, a series of three battles occurred, the first two in Linn County, Kansas , with the final ... p cool things civil war battle flags 10291 Cool Things Civil War Battle Flags, Kansas Historical Society http www.kshs.org p the civil war in kansas a bibliography 13570 The Civil War in Kansas A Bibliography, Kansas Historical Society See also Kansas in the Civil War American Civil War DEFAULTSORT Kansas In The American Civil War Category Kansas in the American Civil War Category History ...   more details



  1. Harrisburg in the American Civil War

    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , during the American Civil War was the capital of the second largest state in the Union American Civil War Union . ref U.S. Census data, 1860. ref Located at the intersection of important railroads, Harrisburg was an important supply and logistics center for the dissemination and transportation of materiel this is correct term for war supplies & war is not needed as redundant for Northern armies. Tens of thousands of new recruits were mustered into service and or drilled at a series of Harrisburg area United States Army training camps, including the sprawling Camp Curtin . Confederate States of America Confederate forces under Lieutenant General United States Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell threatened Harrisburg during the June 1863 Gettysburg Campaign , but did ... http www.harrisburgcwrt.org Harrisburg Civil War Round Table http www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.com National Civil War Museum http cpc.state.pa.us cpcweb flags tours.jsp Pennsylvania s Historic Civil War Battle Flags http www.sonofthesouth.net leefoundation civil war 1862 october harrisburg pennsylvania.htm Harper s Weekly October 4, 1862 article on Harrisburg Pennsylvania in the Civil War U.S. cities in the Civil War DEFAULTSORT Harrisburg In The American Civil War Category Pennsylvania in the American Civil War Category U.S. cities in the American Civil War ... by many to be the northern most battle of the Civil War. Civil War sites in modern Harrisburg Perhaps the most known Civil War attraction in the Harrisburg area is the National Civil War Museum , located on a large hill in Reservoir Park. The museum features collections of Civil War artifacts, interpretative displays, dioramas, and seasonal or temporary exhibits. Some 390 historic Civil War battleflags are available for tour at the Capitol Preservation Committee s Civil War Flag facility in Harrisburg ... has a modest, but historically significant collection of artifacts, paintings, and war relics ...   more details



  1. Nebraska in the American Civil War

    Union states in the American Civil War During the American Civil War 1861&ndash 65 , Nebraska was still ... Omaha, Nebraska, 1880 External links http www.civilwarmuseumnc.org index.html Civil War Veterans Museum in Nebraska City http history.denverlibrary.org research civil war gar neb index.html Denver Library &mdash database for Nebraska Civil War soldiers records http www.civilwararchive.com unionne.htm Nebraska Civil War regiments http web.archive.org web 20091027191834 http www.geocities.com Yosemite Trails 4160 First Nebraska Infantry reenactors website American Civil War selected CTCBS Category Nebraska in the American Civil War ... after the War. Nebraska at the start of the Civil War see History of slavery in Nebraska File Saunders.jpg ... the Civil War, while another 204 died of other causes, including disease and accidents. ref http www.mycivilwar.com facts state state ne.htm Nebraska Civil War facts Johnson s History, pg 150, has 3307 enlisted men ref No Civil War battles or skirmishes were fought within the territorial borders ... of Union Veterans of the Civil War , and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States ... of Nebraska Civil War units Notes reflist References http www.archive.org stream johnsonshistoryo00john ... is likely Nathanael Greene, but I can t find a confederate genral with Greene as his family name As the war ... throughout the war. Nebraska contributions to the war efforts File John Milton Thayer Brady Handy.jpg thumb left 75px John M. Thayer, postbellum image When the war started, Regular Army United ... 4160 First Nebraska Infantry reenactors website ref Later in the war, some of the soldiers who served at Fort Kearny were former Confederates who had changed their allegiance to the Union American Civil War Union , thus becoming galvanized Yankees . ref Cromie p. 175. ref By the end of the Civil War, more than a third 3,157 of the men of military age in the Nebraska Territory had served in the Union ...   more details



  1. Iowa in the American Civil War

    Union states in the American Civil War The state of Iowa played a role during the American Civil War in providing food, supplies, and troops for the Union army , though its contributions were overshadowed by larger and more populated eastern states. Prelude to war Iowa had become the 29th state in the Union American Civil War Union on December 28, 1846, and the state continued to attract many settlers, both native and foreign born. Only the extreme northwestern part of the state remained a frontier area. With the development in the 1850s of the Illinois Central and the Chicago and North Western Railway , Iowa s fertile fields were linked with Eastern supply depots as the Civil War began. Manufacturing companies in the eastern part of the state, as well as farmers, could readily get their products to the Union army. Civil War Politics The Civil War era brought considerable change to Iowa s politics. During the 1850s, the state s dominant Democratic Party United States Democratic Party developed ... 1sthist.htm History of the 1st Iowa Infantry American Civil War expanded CTCBS Category Iowa in the American Civil War ... been heavily settled by Germans German immigrants. Military recruitment As the Civil War erupted ... of Iowa Civil War Units History of Dubuque, Iowa The Civil War Dubuque, Iowa, in the Civil War References ... http digital.lib.uiowa.edu cwd Iowa soldiers Civil War Diaries and Letters http iagenweb.org civilwar Iowa in the Civil War Project http www.alaska.net design civilwar records.html Civil War letters of Iowans http www.history.army.mil ARNG NG IA.htm U.S. Army bibliography for Iowa in the Civil War ... in 1860 and throughout the war, though there was a strong antiwar Copperheads politics Copperhead ... that fell during the war, with the largest concentration at Vicksburg National Cemetery . A number ... 600 Union soldiers, and 8 Confederate prisoners of war. Following the war, a number of veterans organizations ...   more details



  1. Michigan in the American Civil War

    Union states in the American Civil War Michigan made a substantial contribution to the Union American Civil War Union during the American Civil War . While far removed from the fighting in the war, Michigan supplied a large number of troops and several generals, including George Armstrong Custer . When, at the beginning of the war, Michigan was asked to supply no more than four regiment s, Governor of Michigan Governor Austin Blair sent seven. Upon the arrival of Michigan s 1st volunteers President Abraham Lincoln was prompted to remark, Thank God for Michigan. . ref cite web title Michigan Department of Military and Veteran Affairs publisher State of Michigan. Retrieved 2010 06 14 url http www.michigan.gov dmva 0,1607,7 126 2360 3003 3009 ,00.html ref Military contribution More than 90,000 Michigan men, nearly a quarter of the state s male population in 1860, served in the war. ref cite web title Michigan Civil War Research publisher State of Michigan, Department of History, Arts and Libraries url http www.michigan.gov hal 0,1607,7 160 18835 18895 20699 61787 ,00.html date March April 2002 Volume 4, Number 2 accessdate 2007 06 17 ref In addition to the approximately 600 men who joined the Union Navy , Michigan raised 34 regiments of infantry volunteers, one regiment of sharpshooter s, eleven cavalry regiments, one engineer regiment, and numerous small independent units. Among the more ... Colored Troops losses also exceeded Michigan s . See also List of Michigan Civil War Units References reflist Further reading Bratt, Peter. A Great Revolution in Feeling The American Civil War in Niles ... of their grateful countrymen. General O. B. Willcox, Presentation of Civil War Flags to the State ... during the Civil War Era, 1860 1865, Michigan Historical Review 18 Spring 1992 Template group list MIHistory American Civil War expanded CTCBS Category History of Michigan Category Michigan in the American Civil War Michigan ...   more details



  1. American Civil War bibliography

    The American Civil War bibliography is vast, with over 60,000 books on the American Civil War , with many ... and the American Civil War An Annotated Bibliography 2003 ref and medicine ref Frank R. Freemon, Microbes ... titles. ref Steven Woodward et al., eds. The American Civil War A Handbook of Literature and Research ... see Steven E. Woodworth, ed. The American Civil War A Handbook of Literature and Research ... version Bruce Catton Catton, Bruce , The Civil War , American Heritage, 1960, ISBN 0 8281 0305 4, illustrated ... excerpt and text search Heidler, David Stephen, ed. Encyclopedia of the American Civil War A Political ... and Strategy in the American Civil War, Environmental History 10, no. 3 July 2005 421 447 Esposito, Vincent J., http www.dean.usma.edu history web03 atlases american civil war index.htm West Point Atlas of American Wars , Frederick A. Praeger, 1959. Kirby, Jack Temple. The American Civil War An Environmental ... Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the American Civil War 1992 Simpson, Brooks D, Continuous ..., Ira M. Bleeding Blue and Gray Civil War Surgery and the Evolution of American Medicine. Random House ... and their role in the conflict. Paludan, Phillip S. The American Civil War Considered as a Crisis in Law ... Origins of the Civil War. 2003 Luraghi, Raimondo, The Civil War and the Modernization of American Society ..., 1970. Crook, D. P. Diplomacy During the American Civil War . New York Wiley, 1975. Daddysman, James ... in the American Civil War Random House, 2011 , 958 pp. the following is a review of the Foreman book ... in the diplomacy of the Civil War, 1999 Merli, Frank J. The Alabama, British Neutrality, and the American ... and the American Civil War, the diplomatic action Paris, L Harmattan, 2011 http www.editions harmattan.fr ... Jackson and the American Civil War 1943 Reid, Brian Holden. Robert E. Lee Icon for a Nation. London ... of War, in Steven E. Woodworth, ed. The American Civil War 1996 , 466 78 good review of published .... Nations, Markets, and War Modern History and the American Civil War. U. of Virginia Press, 2006 ...   more details



  1. Naming the American Civil War

    The American Civil War has been known by a number of different names since it began in 1861. These names ... as the American Civil War, or less often, U.S. Civil War. Citation needed date February ... in the 1960s, the state of Georgia created the Georgia American Civil War Centennial Civil War Centennial ... Records of the American Civil War Official Records . ref http digital.library.cornell.edu ... Drawn with the Sword Reflections on the American Civil War first James M. last McPherson authorlink ... a Compilation of the Official Records of the American Civil War Official Records of the Union and Confederate ... Archives , Summer 1995, Vol. 27, No. 2. Category Historiography of the American Civil War Category ... political science Political scientists use two criteria to define a civil war 1 The warring groups ... 2006 11 26 world middleeast 26war.html? r 1&oref slogin A Matter of Definition What Makes a Civil War ... usage, is simply the Civil War . Although used rarely during the war, the term War Between the States ... precedence over time. Enduring names Civil War In the United States, Civil war Civil War is the most ... www.cr.nps.gov hps abpp civil.htm The Civil War Bot generated title ref It is also the oldest term for the war ... Civil War both before and during the conflict. Abraham Lincoln used it on multiple occasions ... Court used the terms the present civil war between the United States and the so called Confederate States of America Confederate States , as well as the civil war such as that now waged between the Northern ... be confused with another historical event such as the English Civil War , the Irish Civil War or the Spanish Civil War . War Between the States File Georgia salutes soldiers.jpg right thumb Georgia .... The Confederate government avoided the term civil war and referred in official documents to the War ... for avoiding the phrase civil war . Victoria of the United Kingdom Queen Victoria s proclamation ... Corps . Franklin Delano Roosevelt referred to the Civil War as the four year War Between the States ...   more details



  1. Salt in the American Civil War

    in the American Civil War Georgia , the price of salt depended on one s family circumstances. Heads ... scholars Who date March 2009 contend that Florida in the American Civil War Florida s greatest contribution to the Confederate war effort was in producing salt. With a total investment of 10 million ... ashore just to destroy the boilers. ref Heidler, David. Encyclopedia Of The American Civil War W. W ... ref References reflist American Civil War selected CTCBS Category Economic history of the American Civil War Category History of salt Category Social history of the American Civil War fr Sel pendant ...Salt played a major role during the Civil War. Salt not only preserved food in the days before refrigeration, but was also vital in the curing of leather. Union general William Tecumseh Sherman once said that salt is eminently contraband , as an army that has salt can adequately feed its men. ref MacGregor, Graham. Salt, Diet and Health Cambridge University Press, 1998 p.49 cite book title isbn 0521583527 oclc 38765152 ref The most important saltworks for the Confederacy were at Saltville, Virginia . In late 1864, the Union army twice advanced to capture the saltworks, as it was the last prominent source of salt for the eastern Confederate states. The October 1864 Battle of Saltville I saw the Confederate able to repulse the charge, but the next December in the Battle of Saltville II Union forces under George Stoneman managed to destroy the vital saltworks. Two months later the salt works were back to work for the Confederacy, although the destroyed railroad system around the area hampered its distribution. ref Kennedy, Frances. The Civil War Battlefield Guide Houghton Mifflin Books, 1998 pp.588 cite book title isbn 9780395740125 oclc 39108553 ref ref Dautartus, Angela. http thomaslegion.net ... drafted, making it a popular profession in war time Florida the estimated total workers involved was 5,000. ref Davis, William. The Civil War and Reconstruction in Florida Columbia University , 1913 ...   more details



  1. Washington in the American Civil War

    Union states in the American Civil War Image Pacific Northwest Military Outposts.jpg right thumb 300px Civil War era military outposts in the Pacific Northwest The history of Washington state Washington in the American Civil War is atypical, as the territory was the most remote from the battlefields of the American Civil War . Although the Indian Wars in Washington were recent, there were no Indian ..., during the Civil War. At the start of the American Civil War, modern day Washington was part ... the American Civil War. Politically the territory was also a stronghold for the Democrat Party ... Territory, 1864 1875 See also Idaho in the American Civil War Montana in the American Civil War Oregon in the American Civil War References Reflist American Civil War expanded CTCBS Category Idaho in the American Civil War Category Montana in the American Civil War Category Washington state in the American Civil War Category Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War ... the modern day Washington as Washington Territory. Washington Territory before the Civil War Washington Territory before the Civil War was the most remote place in the United States from the theater of conflict ... when the Civil War began and the few settlers there were just recovering from the fear and economic .... ref Washington Territory in the Civil War Washington Territory Volunteer Infantry With the regular U.S. Army troops recalled from the District of Oregon to fight the Civil War in the east, soldiers ... and 1864. Washington Territorial Units in the Civil War 1st Regiment Washington Territory Volunteer ... saw no action against any enemy in the Civil War. Threat of Privateers from Victoria, B.C. On March ... COMPANY, NEW YORK, 1909. Chapter LII. THE CIVIL WAR. pp. 111 112 ref On May 13, 1863, Consul Francis ... of marque . Winks, The Civil War Years Canada and the United States , p.164 ref which has had several .... ref Winks, The Civil War Years Canada and the United States , p.164 ref Civil War Posts Washington ...   more details



  1. Canada in the American Civil War

    CanWars20thC At the time of the American Civil War , Canada did not yet exist as a federated nation. Instead ... Canadian sympathy towards the Union American Civil War Union . The conservative Catholic press in Canada .... Civil War, Culture War French Quebec and the American War between the States 2001 ref There was talk ... Americans who fought in the American Civil War, 1861 1865, MA thesis, U. of Ottawa, 1993 , https ... Armies during the American Civil War, Canadian Historical Review 1958 39 1 24 40. ref Canada ... cancivwar CanMOH.html Canadian MoH recipients of the American Civil War ref Economic ... went to the Union. Political effects The American Civil War had decisive political effects on the BNA .... ref name American Civil War http www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com index.cfm?PgNm TCE&Params A1ARTA0000174 American Civil War The Canadian Encyclopedia . ref In this regard, the conflict also had an important ... Civil War Bahamas in the American Civil War References reflist Bibliography refbegin Adams, Ephraim ... 20War Great Britain and the American Civil War 2 vol. 1925 Bourne, Kenneth. http www.jstor.org stable ... Confederate Agents in Canada During the American Civil War , Canadian Historical Review 1921 Vol ... North Americans who fought in the American Civil War, 1861 1865, MA thesis, U. Of Ottawa, 1993 , https ... War, 1999 Jones, Preston. Civil War, Culture War French Quebec and the American War between the States ... http www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com index.cfm?PgNm TCE&Params A1ARTA0000174 American Civil War ... cancivwar.html Canadians in the American Civil War http faculty.marianopolis.edu c.belanger QuebecHistory ... Canada In The American Civil War Category American Civil War by location Category Canada United States relations Category Foreign relations during the American Civil War Category Political history ... of railways in Canada while the Civil War raged in the United States led to the 1862 creation of the Grand ... evading capture. ref Greg Marquis. In Armagedon s Shadow The Civil War and Canada s Maritime ...   more details



  1. Opposition to the American Civil War

    Merge from Opposition to the American Civil War The Peace Movement and Draft Opposition discuss Talk Opposition to the American Civil War Merger proposal date May 2009 No footnotes date March 2008 Popular opposition to the American Civil War , which lasted from 1861 to 1865, was widespread. Although there had been many attempts at compromise prior to the outbreak of war, there were those who felt it could ... Category Political history of the American Civil War Category Anti war American Civil War Category ... Silbey, A respectable minority the Democratic Party in the Civil War era, 1860 1868 1977 ref Southern ... blockquote A constant in Civil War Appalachia was the prevalence of partisan violence. Throughout ... Draft Riots References reflist North William Dusinberre. Civil War Issues in Philadelphia, 1856 .... The Devil s Own Work The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America 2005 G. R. Tredway ... H. Wubben. Civil War Iowa and the Copperhead Movement 1980 finds a fragmented Democratic opposition .... Civil War History 8 1962 259 268. in JSTOR Auman, William T. Neighbor against Neighbor The Inner Civil War in the Randolph County Area of Confederate North Carolina. North Carolina Historical ... of Confederate Nationalism Ideology and Identity in the Civil War South LA Louisiana State University ... War in Civil War History . Volume 47. Issue 4. 2001. pp 334 . in JSTOR Fleming, Walter L. Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama Columbia University Press , 1905. Hahn, Steven. The Roots of Southern ... University Press , 1983. Kimball, William J. The Bread Riot in Richmond, 1863. Civil War History 7 ... State University Press, 1983 Lonn, Ella. Desertion during the Civil War 1928. McKitrick, Eric L. Party Politics and the Union and Confederate War Efforts. In The American Party Systems . Edited ... and those in the South who wanted neither war nor a Union advance into the newly declared Confederate ... sympathizers in the Midwest. Irish Catholics after 1862 opposed the war, and rioted in the New ...   more details



  1. Cleveland in the American Civil War

    the war, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Cleveland Soldier s and Sailors Monument was erected in Public Square. See also Ohio in the American Civil War Cleveland Civil War Roundtable References ..., ISBN 0 253 33056 4. Ohio in the Civil War U.S. cities in the Civil War Category Ohio in the American Civil War Category History of Cleveland, Ohio Category U.S. cities in the American Civil War Cleveland ... their dispute and united to form the National Union party to support Lincoln s war effort. However, this coalition did not go untested. Economic impact of the war The Civil War years brought an economic ... on his way to Washington, D.C. for his inauguration. When war finally did break out with the Confederate ... and lingering issues When the war ended, Cleveland welcomed home troops after service ... to Camp Cleveland for payment and discharge from the army. Those Clevelanders who died in the war ... Dealer , on the other hand, argued that the only purpose of the war was to preserve the Union and that making ...   more details



  1. American Civil War spies

    United States The most useful military intelligence of the American Civil War was probably provided to Union officers by slavery slave s and smuggler s. ref name Quarles Quarles 1953 . The Negro in the Civil War . ref Intelligence provided by slaves and blacks were called black dispatches . ref name ... reflist References Fishel, E. C., The Secret War for The Union The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War . Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co, 1996. Quarles, B., The African American in the Civil War . Boston, Little, Brown, 1953. Rose, P. K., http purl.access.gpo.gov GPO LPS61145. Black Dispatches Black American Contributions to Union Intelligence During the Civil War . Washington, D.C. ..., https www.cia.gov library publications additional publications civil war index.html Intelligence in the Civil War . Washington, D.C., Central Intelligence Agency, 2005. External links http www.civilwarhome.com espionage.htm Espionage in the Civil War DEFAULTSORT American Civil War Spies Category American Civil War spies fr Espions de la guerre de S cession fi Vakoilu Yhdysvaltain sis llissodassa ... Secret Service Secret Service. ref name United States United States 2005 Intelligence in the Civil War ... War for The Union . ref Confederate Intelligence gathering for the Confederates was focused ... . Sharpe s bureau produced reports based on information collected from agents, prisoners of war, refugees ...   more details



  1. Illinois in the American Civil War

    Union states in the American Civil War The state of Illinois during the American Civil War was a major ... Civil War Western Theater of the American Civil War Civil War , and of military supplies ... predominantly fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War Western Theater , although a few ... Stanford University Libraries American Civil War expanded CTCBS Illinois conflicts Category Illinois in the American Civil War ... Illinois . During the Civil War, 256,297 Illinoisians served in the Union army, more than any other northern state except New York , Pennsylvania in the Civil War Pennsylvania and Ohio in the Civil War ... regiments. ref http www.rootsweb.com ilcivilw regros.htm Illinois regiments during the Civil War ... in Illinois prison camps and are buried in a series of nearby cemeteries. There were no Civil War ... support to soldiers during the war. ref Kurt A. Carlson, Backing the Boys in the Civil War Chicago s Home .... References Cole, Arthur Charles, The Era of the Civil War, 1848 1870, Sesquicentennial History ... politics, economy and society. Hicken, Victor, Illinois in the Civil War, University of Illinois ... University s Illinois During the Civil War website . Retrieved August 8, 2006. Leip PV source year ... as the Civil War Governor of Illinois, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society Spring Summer2011, Vol. 104 Issue 1 2, pp 17 37 Cole, Arthur Charles. The Era of the Civil War 1848 1870 1919 , the standard ... in the Civil War, University of Illinois Press. 1991. ISBN 0 252 06165 9. Karamanski, Theodore J., Rally Round the Flag Chicago and the Civil War . Nelson Hall, 1993. ISBN 0 8304 1295 6. Levy, George ... sources Burton, William L., Descriptive bibliography of Civil War manuscripts in Illinois . Civil .... External links http www.mikekoepke.com illinois in the civil war Illinois in the Civil War Mike s Musings http www.rootsweb.com ilcivilw Illinois in the Civil War ILGenWeb Project http www.illinoiscivilwar.org ...   more details



  1. Idaho in the American Civil War

    Union states in the American Civil War The history of Idaho in the American Civil War is atypical, as the territory was far from the battlefields. At the start of the American Civil War Civil War , modern ... of Idaho Montana in the American Civil War References Reflist http www.idahohistory.net CivilWarIndex2006 January.pdf List of Civil War Veterans that lived in Idaho American Civil War expanded CTCBS Category Idaho in the American Civil War Category Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War fr ... Officers in Montana , The Civil War in Montana . Virginia City Preservation Alliance, 1999. ref ... River Massacre at Boa Ogoi, Idaho American Civil War.com ref ref Heidler, David. Encyclopedia of the American Civil War W. W. Norton & Company, 2002 pg.  485 ref There were some Southerners in the territory ... mining. ref Dunn, Jacob, Indiana and Indianans The American historical society, 1919 pg.  1166 ref In the early part of the Civil War, Oregon and California Volunteer patrols had several clashes ... War . The Volunteers fought the Snakes until relieved by Federal troops in late 1865 the war continued until 1868. After the Civil War, Idaho attracted many veterans of the Union Army to the state ..., the deaths of veterans routinely made the news. The last Civil War veteran to die in Idaho was Israel Broadsword in 1952. ref House, Rod. http www.idahohistory.net civilwar.html Civil War Veterans in Idaho Idaho State Historical Society 2007 ref Civil War Posts Washington Territory, Idaho Territory after March 3, 1863 Franklin, Idaho Fort Franklin 1860 1863 , Franklin, Idaho Fort Hall Civil War 1863 1866 Old Fort Hall 1863 , Fort Hall Indian Reservation , 11 miles west of the town of Fort Hall, Idaho Fort Hall . Fort Hall Civil War 1863 1866 Fort Hall 1864 , on Spring Creek just north of Old Fort Hall. Fort Hall Civil War 1863 1866 Camp Lander 1865 1866 , located three miles southeast ... and Utah, as most major newspapers were concerned with news of the main war fronts. The Bear River ...   more details



  1. Montana in the American Civil War

    Union states in the American Civil War Montana played little direct role in the American Civil War . The closest the Confederate States Army ever came to Montana was New Mexico and eastern Kansas , each over a thousand miles away. Montana was not even an Territories of the United States organized territory until Montana Territory was created on May 26, 1864, three years after the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861, it was divided between the Dakota Territory and the Washington Territory , and in 1863, it was part of the Idaho Territory . Nevertheless, Confederate States of America Confederate soldiers did have a presence in what is now the U.S. state of Montana . Those in the Montana Territory who supported the Confederate side were varied. Among them were Confederate soldiers who were determined that some of Montana s gold would go into the Southern United States Southern instead of Northern United States Northern coffers. But most were those who would rather not fight in the war, which ranged from pure drifters to actual Confederate Desertion deserters . ref Sargent, Tom. Lincoln s Vulnerable Treasure Chest , The Civil War in Montana Virginia City Preservation Alliance, 1999 ref Image ... concerned many supporters of the Union American Civil War Union . Seeing this, Sidney Edgerton in 1863 ... History of Montana Montana Territory References reflist American Civil War expanded CTCBS Category Montana in the American Civil War Category Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War .... A Tour Guide to the Civil War Rutledge Hill Press, 1992 pg.171,172 ref ref Dimsdale, Thomas. The Vigilantes ... Territory so quickly. ref Sargent, Tom. The Commanding Officers in Montana , The Civil War in Montana . Virginia City Preservation Alliance, 1999. ref Gold mining in Montana began during the Civil War gold placer deposit s were discovered at Bannack, Montana Bannack in 1862. The resulting gold ..., Tom. The Economics of the Civil War , The Civil War in Montana Virginia City Preservation Alliance ...   more details



  1. Oregon in the American Civil War

    Union states in the American Civil War Image Pacific Northwest Military Outposts.jpg right thumb 300px Civil War era military outposts in the Pacific Northwest Oregon in the American Civil War refers to the military involvement of Oregon in the American Civil War . At the outbreak of the war, regular U.S. Army troops in the District of Oregon military District of Oregon were withdrawn from posts in Oregon and Washington Territory and sent east. Volunteer cavalry and infantry were recruited in California and sent north to Oregon to replace the Federal troops and keep the peace and protect the populace. Oregon also raised the 1st Oregon Cavalry that was activated in 1862 and served until June 1865. During the Civil War, immigrants to the new found gold fields in Idaho and Oregon continued to clash with the Paiute people Paiute , Shoshone and Bannock tribes of Oregon, Idaho and Nevada until relations degenerated into the bloody 1864 1868 Snake War . The 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment was formed in 1864 and its last company was mustered out of service in July 1867. Both units were .... 671. Located west of Warner Lakes. ref See also Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War Idaho in the American Civil War Montana in the American Civil War Washington in the American Civil War References reflist American Civil War expanded CTCBS Category Oregon in the American Civil War Category Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War ... in central and southern Oregon. ref Edwards, Glenn Thomas, Oregon Regiments in the Civil War Years ... Union troops at the Battle of Ball s Bluff on October 21, 1861. Oregon regiments in the Civil War 1st Oregon Cavalry 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment Civil War posts, Oregon Fort Dalles , Oregon ... A temporary Civil War encampment for the Oregon Volunteers, located two miles north of Oregon City ... Crooked River . ref Camp Russell Oregon Camp Russell , Oregon 1864 1865 ref A Civil War training camp ...   more details




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