consensus of historians who address the origins of the American Civil War agree that the preservation of the institution of slavery was the principal aim of the...

Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida...

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North")...

The conclusion of the American Civil War commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at Appomattox...

The bibliography of the American Civil War comprises books that deal in large part with the American Civil War. There are over 60,000 books on the war...

American Civil War reenactment is an effort to recreate the appearance of a particular battle or other event associated with the American Civil War by...

For example, the Old West subperiod is sometimes used by historians regarding the time from the end of the American Civil War in 1865 to the when Superintendent...

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Civil War: American Civil War – civil war in the United States of...

of events leading to the American Civil War is a chronologically ordered list of events and issues that historians recognize as origins and causes of...

Foreign enlistment in the American Civil War (1861–1865) reflected the conflict's international significance among both governments and their citizenry...