By Febrary 1, 1861, six more states -- Mississippi ... Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans had died in the war ...

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.

Readers of newspapers across America 160 years ago this week would have seen two similar headlines on the front page of their ...

There were three recognized theaters of war from 1861-1865: Eastern Theater ... allows for more precise discussions of the Civil War battles and tactics. Most of the battles took place in the ...

The wounded soldiers above were photographed at a hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia, between 1861 ... Civil War combat, by comparison, was concentrated and personal, featuring large-scale ...

War broke out in April 1861 with the attempt by the Federal government to resupply ... Finally, constitutionally and politically, Lincoln had to grapple with the evolving meaning of the Civil War.

Many of today's re-enactors were born as the last Civil War veterans were ... "Re-enactors look at the war as a four-year period between 1861 and 1865 in which you can cut out all the stuff ...

Willie Johnston joined D Company of the 3rd Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment in December 1861 after his father ... a critical position during the Civil War that was responsible for much ...

In other words, strategy shapes the course and consequences of the battles and campaigns ... In the volume under review, noted historian of the American Civil War (1861-1865), Earl J. Hess, turns the ...

Readers of newspapers across America 160 years ago this week would have seen two similar headlines on the front page of their ...