Experienced Civil War buffs will find Union Soldiers in the American Civil War an invaluable quick reference guide, and one that makes an excellent gift for introducing the Civil War to anyone of any age. Reviews "Herdegen (Into the Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg, 2016) has brought...
George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer who, after finishing last in his class at West Point, was still called to serve in the Union army at the start of the The Civil War. After serving in the American Civil War, he then served in the Indian Wars, meeting his end ...
books about the Civil War. Interesting Civil War Facts - General Information Fighting started on April 12th, 1861, when Confederate cannons fired upon the Union held Fort Sumter in South Carolina. No one was killed during the bombardment; a blood less beginning to a very bloody war. ...
* In 1866—one year after the Civil War ended and slavery was banned by the 13th Amendment—a bloc of Congressmen called the “Radical Republicans” passed a law to protect the “constitutional rights” of “all persons” without regard to their “race or color, or previous condition of sl...
The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War, was a war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or the independence of the Confederacy.
The oldest veteran of the Battle of Gettysburg was also a veteran of the War of 1812. John Lawrence Burns became the war’s oldest veteran when he joined the Union Army at Gettysburg on July 1. Sources have said that Burns simply picked up his flintlock musket and powder horn, and asked...
bringing about the most destructive war in human history. The primary combatants were the Axis nations of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan, and the Allied nations, Great Britain (and its Commonwealth nations), the Soviet Union, and the United States. Seven days after the suicide of...
Union vs ConfederacyWhen discussing railroads during the Civil War their role is often overlooked. They proved a vital asset in the movement of troops and materiel, ultimately allowing the North to achieve total victory. After fighting broke out in 1861 the country had a rail network totaling ...
Comprehensive and meticulously documented facts about freedom of speech. Learn why the founders of the U.S. included free speech in the Bill of Rights, how courts have ruled in such cases, and much more.
The American Civil War was fought over slavery and state's rights. Learn about the issues and events that led up to the war, who fired the first...