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Bookmark or Share- American Civil War | History, Summary, Dates, Causes, Map, Timeline ...American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights. When antislavery candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected president (1860), the Southern states seceded.
- Confederate States of America - WikipediaThe Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
- Confederate States of America | History, President, Map ... - BritannicaConfederate States of America, the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, following the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. president, prompting the American Civil War (1861–65). The Confederacy acted as a separate government until defeated in the spring of 1865.
- Facts - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)Military. Enlistment Strength. Enlistment strength for the Union Army is 2,672,341 which can be broken down as: 2,489,836 white soldiers. 178,975 African American soldiers. 3,530 Native American troops. Enlistment strength for the Confederate Army ranges from 750,000 to 1,227,890.
- Confederacy - HistoryNetThe Confederacy, when used within or in reference to North America, generally means the Confederate States of America. It is also called the Southern Confederacy and refers to 11 states that renounced their existing agreement with others of the United States in 1860–1861 and attempted to establish a new nation in which the authority of the ...
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