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3 giorni fa · 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.
- The War in 1864–65
American Civil War - Union, Confederacy, Emancipation:...
- The Military Background of The War
To a large extent and by his own preference, Davis was his...
- The Southern Home Front
American Civil War - Secession, Slavery, Homefront: By 1863...
- Sherman's Campaigns, Total War
Meanwhile, Sherman was pushing off toward Atlanta from...
- Second Battle of Bull Run
American Civil War - Bull Run, Manassas, Antietam: In the...
- Cost, Significance, Impact
The enormous death rate—roughly 2 percent of the 1860...
- The Naval War
Daring Confederate sea raiders preyed upon Union commerce....
- The Land War
American Civil War - Battles, Armies, Impact: A strong...
- The War in 1864–65
2 giorni fa · Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens both wrote postwar arguments in favor of secession's legality and the international legitimacy of the Government of the Confederate States of America, most notably Davis' The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government .
4 giorni fa · The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) by Jefferson Davis; The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (1885) by Mark Twain; Texar's Revenge, or, North Against South (1887) by Jules Verne; An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1890) by Ambrose Bierce; The Red Badge of Courage (1895) by Stephen Crane
4 giorni fa · Emancipation Proclamation, edict issued by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that freed the slaves of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union. It took more than two years for news of the proclamation to reach the slaves in the distant state of Texas.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 giorni fa · Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government : Volume 1. Custom Bundle. Yes. Book Series. Civil War - War Between the States. Original Language. English. Item Length. 8in.
2 giorni fa · The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history following the American Civil War, dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of abolishing slavery and reintegrating the eleven former Confederate States of America into the United States.
5 giorni fa · The Confederacy took this step because it had to; its territory was being assailed on every front by overwhelming numbers, and the defending armies needed men to fill the ranks. The compulsory-service law was very unpopular in the South because it was viewed as a usurpation of the rights of individuals by the central government, one of the reasons the South went to war in the first place.
