Years: 1861-1865; Estimated Death Toll: 620,000 – 750,000; Issues: Southern states seceded to preserve slavery and less federal interference. The northern states won the war, abolished slavery ...

Continue the deep dive into the American Civil War with Part 2, focusing on the crucial battles of 1861 that set the tone for ...

The Civil War and emancipation 1861 - 1865: Resource Bank Contents: ... African Americans had been working aboard naval vessels for years, and there was no reason that they should continue.

In Jay Winik’s case, 24 years have passed since the publication of his history of the Civil War’s final days, “April 1865: The Month That Saved America.” ...

When was the Civil War? The Civil War started in April 1861 and raged for four years, according to Encyclopedia Brittanica.. The war began to die down on April 9, 1865, when Confederate Gen ...

A People's History of the Civil War: Struggles to Expand America's Freedom, 1861–1865 David Williams, . . New Press, $29.95 (594pp) ISBN 978-1-59558-018-4 ...

The Civil War was a military, cultural, political, and economic milestone in American history. For four years the nation was in a bloody divide that extended from the East Coast to the pioneer West ...

The Civil War took place between 1861 and 1865. During those four years, over 10,500 battles took place. The official start was on April 12, 1861, with the attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina.