Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans had died in the war, approximately the same number as in all of America's other wars ...

1865—Black regiments led an as­sault on and eventually captured a key Southern fort helping bring the Civil War to an end.

although Lincoln did not live to see the ratification of the amendment in December 1865. Our collections provide many perspectives on the Civil War and give a fuller understanding of this epic event.

The three days of conflict at Gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Courtesy: Library of Congress From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War ravaged America.

“Warfare,” the new film co-directed by Alex Garland (“Civil War,” “Ex Machina”) and former US Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza, knows it’s going to give audiences a rough ride, so it starts off ...

Finally, constitutionally and politically, Lincoln had to grapple with the evolving meaning of the Civil War. Initially, Lincoln espoused only the cause of Unionism. But as the war continued, he saw ...

The second Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005 killed an estimated two million people, with widespread documentation of famine and atrocities. In July 2011, Sudan’s southern territory seceded ...

A look at the people and events that shaped the Civil War and Reconstruction. Covering American History C-SPAN style: with event coverage, eyewitness accounts, and discussions with authors ...

A civil war has engulfed the country for two years, but some of the fiercest clashes have taken place in the sprawling city on the Nile, where the Sudanese military is battling the Rapid Support ...

Languages: English. Representative Maxine Waters said Thursday that President Donald Trump is working toward a civil war. The California Democrat told reporters at a press conference for the ...

After the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the growth of cities and the ... The clip can be used as historical background to study of the Civil Rights movement. Students could look in more ...

National Museum of American History One-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 9, 1865, a lone Confederate ... soil was coming to an end. The Civil War was entering its fifth year.