American Civil War
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In the Shadow of Our Founders: Part Three
Third in a series of guest articles on the constitutionality of secession by Brian Tubbs.
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In the Shadow of Our Founders: Part Two
Second in a series of guest articles on the constitutionality of secession by Brian Tubbs.
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In the Shadow of Our Founders
First in a series of guest articles by Suite101.com history editors.
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Gettysburg Part II: The Fight North of the Pike
This article discusses the major deployments and engagements north of the Chambersburg Pike on July 1, 1863.
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Gettysburg: The Morning of July 1
The second article in the Battle of Gettysburg series describing the major events during the morning of the first day of fighting.
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Prelude to Gettysburg: The Armies Move North
The first in the Battle of Gettysburg series describing events prior to July 1, 1863.
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Lincoln and Slavery
An examination of how Lincoln dealt with the issue of slavery and grappled with that of race throughout his life.
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The Soldiers' Cause: A Review of Why Men Fought in the War
A review of James McPherson's For Cause and Comrades discussing the many causes for which the Civil War soldiers fought.
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Slavery As The Issue: The Causes Revisited.
This piece revisits the issue of slavery as a cause of the Civil War by breaking it down into four distinct parts: slavery as a moral, social relations, economic, and political issue.
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Fredericksburg, Part 3: Slaughter on Marye's Heights
The third article of this series on Fredericksburg about the Federal attacks on the well-defended heights outside of Fredericksburg.
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Fredericksburg, Part 2: Franklin Attacks Jackson
The second of a three-article series on the Battle of Fredericksburg, this piece describes the December 13 action on the Confederate right between Stonewall Jackson's corps and Union General William Franklin's grand division.
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Fredericksburg, Part 1: Burnside Devises a Plan
This is the first of three articles detailing the most one-sided battle of the War.
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The Civil War Soldier
This piece relates the diverse population represented in blue and gray, discussing, among other things, age, ethnic background, motivation for fighting, and yes, gender.
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What The Soldier Ate
This article provides insight on the eating habits and rations of the men in blue and gray. Brace yourself!
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Fury at the Bloody Angle: Spotsylvania, Part III
The last of the Spotsylvania article series giving an account of the final day of fighting (May 12).
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The Mule Shoe Line: Spotsylvania, Part II
The second of three articles detailing the Battle of Spotsylvania. The events of May 9 and 10 are discussed.
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Pressing South: The Battle of Spotsylvania, Part I
An analysis of the Federal and Confederate movements following the Wilderness Campaign that led to the initial engagements at Spotsylvania (May 8, 1864).
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The Wilderness, Part III: No Turning Back
The last of the Wilderness article series describing the events of May 6 and 7.
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The Wilderness, Part II: Fire on Two Fronts
The account of the first day of the Wilderness Campaign (May 5, 1864).
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The Wilderness, Part I: Grant and Lee Prepare for a Fight
A description of the Federal and Confederate preparations and movements that led to the Wilderness Campaign.
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The Last Backwards Step: Grant Takes Command
This article details the promotion of U.S. Grant to commander-in-chief of all Union forces.
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Gettysburg's New Visitor Center Looks Imminent
Despite years of debate and a high number of opponents, the plans for a new visitors center in Gettysburg appear to be moving forward.
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The Free State of Winston, Alabama?
This is a brief account of what might be called the "anti-secession sentiment that bred secessionist sentiment" of one small Southern community.
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Drafting Into A Cause: Confederate Conscription
This piece examines the necessity for and specifics of the Confederate draft, as well as political and social responsed to the acts of conscription.
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Federal Conscription and the New York Draft Riots of 1863
A synopsis of the draft initiated in the North and details of the worst of the country's reaction to conscription.
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The Angel of the Battlefield
A brief war and postwar biography of Clara Barton
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The Battle of Chancellorsville, Part III
The final piece of the three-part series about the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863.
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The Battle of Chancellorsville, Part II
Part two of a three-part series on the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863.
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Lee's Masterpiece: The Battle of Chancellorsville, Part I
A detailed account of the first day of the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 1, 1863.
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Prelude to Chancellorsville: Hooker Takes Command
An account of the events following the Battle of Fredericksburg that led to the appointment of General Joseph Hooker.
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A Night Not To Be Forgotten
A first-person narrative of the most unforgettable night of the Civil War era.
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The Flamboyant Daniel Sickles
A pre-war biography and battle critique of one of the most controversial and political figures of the Civil War.
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The Kinder Side of Battle
During the bloody battles from Chattanooga to Atlanta, both sides engaged in acts that weren't consistent with their causes. They worked together.
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Confederate Generals With A Death Wish
The tales of three Confederate generals who got a bit too close to the front lines in May 1864.
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Cedar Creek Part III: Intriguing Tales and Results
The final of the three part series, this article delves into some of the interesting stories that emerge from the Cedar Creek battle. Also, the results and aftermath of the battle are examined.
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Cedar Creek Part II: Early Attacks Sheridan
The second of a three-part article about this finale of the Valley Campaign of 1864. This piece details the actual happenings of the battle on October 19, 1864.
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Cedar Creek Part I: A Prelude to Battle
This article presents the events which led to the Battle of Cedar Creek in October 1864. This is the first of a three-part piece.
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Northern Black Laws
Northern laws prior to the Civil War suppressed the rights of blacks much as similar laws did in the Reconstruction South. This article is more of a position piece on how the North was no more moral than the South when it came time to fight this terrible conflict.
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"We Need A General!": The appointment of George B. McClellan
The first days of command of George B. McClellan and how he whipped the Army of the Potomac into battle readiness.
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Fort Pillow: A Tennessee Massacre
A synopsis of the events that took place on April 12, 1864 at the Union garrison of Fort Pillow, as well as the actual testimony of three survivors of the incident.
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First Manassas: The Creating of Generals
The First Battle of Bull Run introduced the North and South to some of their most famous (and infamous) leaders.
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More Than One Enemy
The Confederacy fired on Fort Sumter declaring the Union its military foe. Did the Southerners realize they were up against much more than just the Union army? Maybe, or maybe not.
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Pickett's Charge: A Modern Pictorial
The story of Pickett's Charge using pictures of the 135th Anniversery Re-enactment.
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Ironies and Interesting Tales of the Civil War
Some interesting and ironic tales of the Civil War
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The Angel of Marye's Heights
The Battle if Fredericksburg's Angel, Richard Kirkland.
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"Prime Time Live" Re-writes Civil War History
How Prime Time Live is an agent in distoring American Civil War history
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Grierson's Raid: Part II
The continuation of the saga of this great cavalry endeavor.
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Grierson's Cavalry Raid: An Essential Element in the Vicksburg Campaign
The story of the great cavalry raid by Col. Benjamin Grierson during the latter stages of the Vicksburg Campaign.
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The Emancipation Proclamation That Didn't Free Anyone
The notion that Lincoln freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation was a myth. It was, however, a political maneuver that worked.
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A Young War
Statistics pertaining to the ages of the youngest soldiers in the Civil War
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The Battle of St. Albans...Vermont
The story of a little known and even less talked about "battle" of the Civil War.
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The War to Suppress Yankee Arrogance?
The different names by which the Civil War is referred.
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Federal Discrimination Against Black Troops
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| Black Troops: The True Freedom Fighters |
| Causes of the Civil War: Secession |
| Causes of the Civil War: Taxes and Tariffs |
| Causes of the Civil War: John Brown's Raid |
| Causes of the Civil War: "Bleeding Kansas" and the Dred Scott Decision |
| Causes of the Civil War: The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 |
| Causes of the Civil War: The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Law |
| Causes of the Civil War: The Mexican War and the Wilmot Proviso |
| Causes Of the Civil War: The Compromise of 1820 and the Early Anti-slavery Movement |
| Causes of the Civil War: The Northwest Ordinance (1787) and the U.S. Constitution |
| Causes of the Civil War: An in-depth Look |
| Civil War Films |
| Ewell at Gettysburg (Part III) |
| Ewell At Gettysburg (Part II) |
| Ewell at Gettysburg (Part I) |
| The Women's Civil War |
| Why is the Civil War Becoming So Popular? |
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