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15 de may. de 2024 · American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights. When antislavery candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected president (1860), the Southern states seceded.
- The Emancipation Proclamation
American Civil War - Emancipation, Slavery, Union: Lincoln...
- The Military Background of The War
American Civil War - Secession, Battles, Armies: Although...
- The Southern Home Front
American Civil War - Secession, Slavery, Homefront: By 1863...
- Cost, Significance, Impact
The enormous death rate—roughly 2 percent of the 1860...
- The Land War
American Civil War - Battles, Armies, Impact: A strong...
- Northwest Ordinance
Northwest Ordinances, several ordinances enacted by the U.S....
- Battle of Antietam
Following the defeat of Union Gen. John Pope’s Army of...
- Battle of Monocacy
Battle of Monocacy, (July 9, 1864), American Civil War...
- The Emancipation Proclamation
Hace 2 días · The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which had been formed by states that had seceded from the Union.
Hace 3 días · In AMERICAN CIVIL WARS: A Continental History, 1850-1873 (Norton, 534 pp., $39.99), Taylor, a University of Virginia historian who has won the Pulitzer Prize twice, takes a broad look at the lead ...
Hace 2 días · In 1875, ten years after the end of the Civil War, Sherman became one of the first Civil War generals to publish his memoirs. The Memoirs of General William T. Sherman. By Himself , published by D. Appleton & Company in two volumes, began with the year 1846 (when the Mexican War began) and ended with a chapter about the "military ...
13 de may. de 2024 · An online visitor to the Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War. Álvaro García Intrafamilial history “It is a very important space as it will allow us to tell the intimate and intrafamilial history of the Civil War, that is, its most human, diverse and nuanced side,” explains Cazorla Sánchez.
Hace 5 días · William Tecumseh Sherman (born February 8, 1820, Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.—died February 14, 1891, New York, New York) was an American Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare. He led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas (1864–65).
26 de abr. de 2024 · Publication Date: 1974. 143 reels. Includes reproductions of many documents relating to the history of the Confederacy. Digital Primary Source Collections. American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922. Features works published between 1860 and 1922 addressing all facets of the Civil War and its aftermath.
