| 单词 | American Civil War |
| 例句 | “Do you see that rooftop balcony? We had a party there the night the American Civil War began. The shelling of Fort Sumter.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Whatever! Famous spot in the American Civil War!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One of the most famous battles of the American Civil War took place in the spring of 1863 in the northern Virginia town of Chancellorsville. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Earlier this year we were studying the American Civil War. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Set at the time of the American Civil War the book is about the March sisters' home life with their mother while their father is away fighting. Gwyneth Rees's top 10 books about siblings 2013-05-16T14:50:00Z In her 2008 book, “The Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War,” the historian Drew Gilpin Faust estimated that twice as many soldiers died of illness than died in combat. Review: ‘Personal Correspondents: Photography and Letter Writing in Civil War Brooklyn’ 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American history, but it's more misunderstood than you would think. 7 misconceptions about the Civil War 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z American Civil War sagas seldom reflect a Jewish perspective. Novel take but predictable revelations in 'The Whipping Man' 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z War, it has been said, is the midwife of revolution, an adage that certainly applies to the American Civil War. The Hidden Story of the North’s Victory in the Civil War 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z With the American Civil War and the end of slavery, the labor question became urgent. ‘Empire of Cotton,’ by Sven Beckert 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Gettysburg is where the U.S. military was able to stop an invasion of the North by Confederate troops under Gen. Robert E. Lee, a major turning point of the American Civil War. 'Lincoln' director Spielberg speaks in Gettysburg 2012-11-19T10:16:03Z This haunting debut novel imagines the events that lead up to and follow the Second American Civil War at the turn of the 22nd century. 100 Notable Books of 2017 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z “American Civil War” supposes that the 1861-1865 conflict never truly ended, and is still being fought on vast landscapes where oil rigs, gas stations, roadside signs, the Southern flag and the U.S. Review | In the galleries: Black women artists collaborate on innovative book project 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z The Nobi class was formally abolished only decades after the American Civil War. A Lifetime of Reading Taught Min Jin Lee How to Write About Her Immigrant World 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Jeff Rosenheim, the curator in charge of the department of photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, used the collection extensively for his 2013 exhibition “Photography and the American Civil War.” Yale’s Beinecke Library Buys Vast Collection of Lincoln Photos 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z She went on to win an Oscar for playing petulant Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara in the American Civil War classic. Vivien Leigh's diaries recording Olivier romance up for auction 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z The American Civil War Wax Museum auctioned off its contents in 2014 and became the Gettysburg Heritage Center. Museum’s attendance waned, so wax figures of presidents will be auctioned 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z One chapter unpacks the American Civil War, noting that disease caused nearly two-thirds of Union deaths and three-quarters of Confederacy deaths. Catch a Buzz With Two New Books About Bugs 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z It is long past time to break Lee’s grip on American Civil War memory. Puncturing the Allure of Robert E. Lee, and Other Civil War-Era Histories 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The National Park Service wrote of its concern about potential sound at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, the site of key battles in the American Civil War. Airport plan prompts pollution, noise concerns 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The film is the eighth cinema adaptation of the tale, which is set in 1860s New England in the aftermath of the American Civil War and explores the lives of the March sisters. Little Women trailer: first look at Greta Gerwig's starry adaptation 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z He added: “I hope they know more about the American Civil War than they do about the medieval world.” ‘Confederate’ Poses Test Over Race for ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators and HBO 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Imagine an American Civil War movie with two versions: one for the North, one for the South. Film: India?s Epic Poems, Resonating in Modern Lives 2010-07-04T05:11:00Z For four semesters now, I’ve been showing students in my introductory American Civil War course portions of “12 Years a Slave.” Campus PC panic is getting ridiculous: Here’s what a “trigger warning” really looks like — and what it does for students 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The profession was gender neutral until the American Civil War, when men were fighting and some 20,000 women volunteered to fill the gap. Nurses are trying to save us from the virus, and from ourselves 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z The American Civil War, though, is only a distant background to their arduous trek across the country to New York, where they plan to board a ship to France. ‘Savage State’ Review: Escape to New York 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z The Savannah, Georgia-born Rhett was most known for portraying India Wilkes, one of the sisters of Ashley Wilkes in the award-winning film about white southerners in the American Civil War era. Oldest living 'Gone with the Wind' actress dies in South Carolina 2014-01-04T05:58:38Z Short link for this page: http://gu.com/p/3cvbf Originally known for his portraits of famous people, Brady decided to invest all his money in chronicling the American Civil War. Picture of the day: The Gettysburg Address 2012-11-19T14:18:00Z Johnson's tune was written as a source of empowerment for Black Americans after the American Civil War and the 1896 ruling of Plessy v. "Do football, not wokeness": Conservatives angered over Black national anthem sung at the Super Bowl 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Meagher moved to America and fought for the Union in the American Civil War as general of the Irish Brigade. Book news: Timothy Egan, Maria Semple, U Book Store 2013-07-26T21:32:12Z He filmed reenactments of the American Civil War for "Love" by recruiting family friends and even his third-grade teacher to portray soldiers. William Eubank used ingenuity — and begging — to get 'The Signal' made 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z In “Healing Wars,” which draws parallels between the American Civil War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, she incorporates movement, storytelling, music, digital projections — even flying hospital beds above the stage. Liz Lerman’s ‘Healing Wars’ at Arena Stage in Washington 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z I recently saw, for the first time, Ken Burns's documentary series The American Civil War. The haunting power of old photographs 2011-07-08T10:50:57Z He said that the American Civil War was “the only war whose aim was humane.” A Closer Look at Wagner and #OscarsSoWhite 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The exhibit is set to be on display from July 11 to Aug. 22 as the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War is being remembered in various ways. Atlanta art exhibit to focus on war and its impact 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z During the American Civil War, doctors diagnosed more than 5,000 cases of nostalgia on the Union side alone, a number of them reported at the time to have ended in death. The lost promise of nostalgia: What modern pop culture gets wrong 2014-03-16T20:00:00Z By the time the American Civil War broke out in the 1860s, Tubman served as an instrumental spy for the Union Army. Black history through the years: 10 famous figures in the US 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z She went on to win an Oscar for playing petulant Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara in the American Civil War classic. Vivien Leigh's diaries recording Olivier romance up for auction 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z The setting is Irish Brooklyn, beginning early in the 20th century, although we make brief stops up the Hudson and catch glimpses of the American Civil War. In Alice McDermott’s Novel, A Cloistered Life Blows Open 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z This debut novel imagines the events that lead up to and follow the Second American Civil War at the turn of the 22nd century. 13 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z “There was certainly a real spike in people who sought the services of mediums, sought comfort in spiritualism about the time of the American Civil War,” she said. Many Americans Say They Believe in Ghosts. Do You? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The statement reads: “‘Confederate’ chronicles the events leading to the Third American Civil War. The next HBO show from the “Game of Thrones” team will start a civil war 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Antebellum is a term used to describe culture in the Southern United States before the American Civil War when slavery was an accepted practice. Country music's Lady Antebellum changes name because of slavery association 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z He walked her to her car, and they ended the evening with a hug and a plan to meet up again that week at the African American Civil War Memorial near U Street. Date Lab: They were so instantly comfortable that our photographer asked if they had met before 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Because the American Civil War has never ended for much of the white South. Lies I learned as a Southerner: Racism, the Confederate flag and why so many white Southerners revere a symbol of hatred 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z From the celestial events that influenced battles in ancient Greece and China, to the indispensable telescopes of the American Civil War, the scientific and military spheres have never been all that separate. Neil deGrasse Tyson Explores the Symbiosis Between War and Astrophysics 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z The American Civil War Center in Richmond, Va., does something like that, shading the conflict with hints of relativism. Exhibition Review: ‘The Civil War in America’ at Library of Congress 2013-01-10T20:02:01Z The American Civil War film, Cold Mountain, was filmed in Romania with many Romanian actors playing Union and Confederate soldiers. ‘Beirut’ Trailer Was Supposed to Thrill. Instead It Offended. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z There are American Civil War games in which players take the role of the Confederacy. Should Board Gamers Play the Roles of Racists, Slavers and Nazis? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z They have a wonderful series on the American Civil War. Samuel West Takes Comfort in D&D, Mendelssohn and Ron Swanson’s Whiskey 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The plot would chronicle the events leading to the Third American Civil War. “Deadwood” fans, rejoice: the movie is alive at HBO!…But so is “Confederate” 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Of these, 50-60 would go on to fight in the American Civil War. Soldiering On 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Bombay's ice trade with the U.S. was robust and continued through much of the 19th century, when, during the American Civil War, Indian cotton was used to fill the empty ice ships returning home. The icy backstory to that "clink clink" you’ll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Later he worked on whaling ships, circling the world, and served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Jane Austen family letters, 'Wicked Ned' works acquired by Huntington 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Plot: The American classic of four teenage sisters growing up during the American Civil War. These eight movie adaptations are headed our way. But first you should pick up the book. 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z On Thursday the vocal ensemble Anonymous 4 offered a very different musical tribute, this one devoted to the men, women and children affected by the American Civil War, which ended 150 years ago. Review: Civil War Songs of Memory and Loss, at Cooper Union 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z In “The American Civil War,” he found that geography had a profound but seldom-examined influence on the war. Sir John Keegan, Historian Who Put a Face on War, Dies at 78 2012-08-03T01:01:09Z He also cites use of the Ouija board during the American Civil War and people's interest in demons and witches during the troubled Jacobean era. Danny Robins: Paranormal activity can bring people comfort 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z She also told me she works regularly on the Wikipedia entry on the American Civil War, which had 4.84 million views over the same period. Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z He also collected memorabilia from the American Civil War, antique silverware, vintage cars, drum kits and even a wardrobe of Edward VIII's Savile Row suits. Charlie Watts' book collection to be auctioned 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z The provision was ratified in 1868 in the aftermath of the American Civil War and the emancipation of Black people who had been enslaved by white people in Southern states. US Justices Jackson, Thomas illustrate heated US debate on race 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z First of all, don't forget that the American Civil War of the 1860s was a major disaster. Welcome to the "End Times": Peter Turchin saw this coming — and says we can still prevent collapse 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z During the American Civil War, Fort Jefferson was used as a military prison. Submerged Island Off Florida Reveals Secret: Civil War-Era Cemetery 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The American Civil War was a national trauma precipitated by the secession of 11 Southern states over slavery. Secession is here: States, cities and the wealthy are already withdrawing from America 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z We are haunted by two previous conflicts: World War I and the American Civil War. Opinion | These charts suggest peace isn’t coming to Ukraine anytime soon In 1956, the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to “Surviving Veterans of the American Civil War,” including those who served “in the Union or the Confederate forces.” Opinion | Why we still need Black History Month 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z During the American Civil War, the Union even used hot-air balloons to track Confederate troop movements. Blinken postpones China trip as suspected spy balloon detected over U.S. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Cheap, quiet and hard to reach — balloons have long been used for reconnaissance purposes, including in conflicts like the American Civil War. What you need to know about the Chinese spy balloon floating over the U.S. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Ask the new artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to write an essay about the cause of the American Civil War and you can watch it churn out a persuasive term paper in a matter of seconds. EXPLAINER: What is ChatGPT and why are schools blocking it? 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Harry Turtledove, a trained historian himself, became a bestselling author with his novels based on the Confederacy winning the American Civil War and eight decades of ongoing turmoil. Imagining a Seattle if Amazon had never nested here 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z American football, a military game concerned with the conquest and the defense of territory, evolved from the English game of rugby in the years following the American Civil War. Op-Ed: Is there something about Americans that makes us football addicts? 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The city of Richmond, Virginia, former seat of the pro-slaveowning Confederacy, has removed its last statue honouring rebels from the American Civil War. Former seat of Confederacy takes down last monument 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The picture shows severe scarring of Gordon's back from whippings, and became one of the most well-known photos of the abolitionist movement during the American Civil War. Emancipation: Has 'slapgate' influenced reviews of new Smith film? 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z In the American Civil War, Confederate units racked up early wins over much larger Union forces partly because of their morale and motivation. Morale matters: Russian failures in Ukraine show how motivation, conviction determine winners in war 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z No, we're not talking about the January 6th Capitol Riots, but the American Civil War. How the South won the PR war while losing the Civil War 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z That's not the only view of the origins of the American Civil War, but this wasn't the moment for a history debate; it's the present that needs attention. US midterms: 'America's elections could turn really nasty' 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z We want to do the African American Civil War, the history of Blacks and Jews, the Great Migration. Ask Hollywood, and 'all Black people do' is 'protest.' This new doc rejects that 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Three historical reenactments have already been canceled this month, two American Civil War battles and a Revolutionary War raid. Historical battle reenactors fear being targeted by N.Y. gun law 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Ante means “before,” as in the word “antebellum,” which in the United States refers to anything that occurred or was produced before the American Civil War. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z The American Civil War is a case study of this characteristic of modern war. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z “The American Civil War remains one of our most prominently told national stories,” they wrote. Army sees $21 million tab to erase Confederate base names 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Among other events that have been announced: The African American Civil War Memorial Museum holds a wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. Plan your summer with this guide to D.C.’s festivals and events 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Defenders had the upper hand between the American Civil War and World War I, which is why attacks along the Western Front were so bloody and futile. Opinion | Russia learns the perils of aggression in an age of defensive dominance 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z It contains more than 4,000 graves and was incorporated in 1875, 10 years after slavery ended in Texas when federal troops took control of the state at the end of the American Civil War. Jamestown: America's first English settlement now endangered 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Forts constructed along the California coastline provided protection in the wake of the Mexican-American War as well as during the American Civil War. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z "April is the month when, in 1861, the American Civil War began between the Confederate and Union armies, reportedly the costliest and deadliest war ever fought on American soil," the proclamation said. Mississippi Governor designates April as Confederate heritage month 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z She is the author of “This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War.” Review | Lively depiction of abolition dissects its competing philosophies and strategies 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederate governments each spent tremendous sums. How to Fight Inflation in Wartime 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Benjamin Stora, a French historian of colonial Algeria, has compared this phenomenon to the legacy of the American Civil War, which still impacts race issues in the United States. Shadows of Algerian War Loom Over Election Campaign in France 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Vindman also offers his thoughts about the possibility of a second American Civil War, and about what it means to be a patriot in a time of rising fascism and a worsening crisis of democracy. Lt. Col. Alex Vindman: How Trump's coup attempt encouraged Putin's Ukraine invasion 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The American Civil War was well underway by the time President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1963. Sea levels have been rising since the American Civil War. The reason? Coal 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z How are you processing the denial and other hostility being directed at your book and the work of others who are trying to sound the alarm about a second American Civil War? The distorted "freedom" of the truck convoys: “A huge number of Americans want a dictatorship" 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Wirz first heard of the American Civil War in a high school history lesson in the decade after neighboring Germany was crushed by the Allies. Confederate war criminal buried in D.C. has an unlikely defender: A Swiss descendant 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z In Divided We Fall, David French, an Iraq War veteran, fears states might even decide to secede from the union, the precipitant in the mid-19th Century of the American Civil War. Joe Biden one year on: Has the United States become ungovernable? 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z What about all this talk about a second American Civil War? Lt. Col. Alex Vindman: How Trump's coup attempt encouraged Putin's Ukraine invasion 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z RELATED: In the coming second American Civil War, which side are you on? I was there for the day that poisoned America — and I think we can still recover 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z While many of the initial removals focused on American Civil War Confederate figures who supported slavery, emphasis has since shifted to others. Bristol: Colston's toppling sparked 'vital' debate in US 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z But the Confederate States of America were defeated in the ensuing American Civil War. Ted Cruz: Texas secession in play if Democrats ‘fundamentally destroy’ U.S. 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z An American Civil War will mean that we don't merely disagree with one another or dislike each other. In the coming second American Civil War, which side are you on? 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Woodard, 24, grew up in Virginia and now works at Richmond’s American Civil War Museum. Emancipation and Freedom Monument unveiled in Richmond, one of few nationwide commemorating the enslaved 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Robert E. Lee personally inherited “three or four families” of enslaved people from his mother upon her death in 1829, when he was in his early 20s, according to the American Civil War Museum. Analysis | Let’s get real about Robert E. Lee and slavery 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Army during the American Civil War to take a commission in the army of the Confederacy, which had formed from seceding states that feared restrictions on slavery under President Lincoln. ‘Reprehensible’ Lincoln’s statue should be removed too, suggested Missouri Republican lawmaker 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z He also became something of an expert on antique silver and collected everything from American Civil War memorabilia to old classic cars. Charlie Watts: Quiet man of the Rolling Stones 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z There are many expert voices who are sounding the alarm about the potential of a second American Civil War, and marshaling reasonably evidence why it likely will not happen. In the coming second American Civil War, which side are you on? 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z And people who were 90 when Pearl Harbor was attacked were 10 years old in 1861, when the American Civil War started. Perspective | Some people just don’t get it. Cultural references, I mean. 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z If Trump had successfully ordered the United States military to keep him in power by usurping the will of the American people, the result could well have been a second American Civil War. Dr. John Gartner on America after Trump: "Dystopian science fiction ... is actually happening" 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Black Fathers Matter event on Father’s Day, attendees gathered Sunday morning at the African American Civil War Museum to begin a celebration of Black fathers before a motorcade procession through the District. D.C. motorcade celebrates role of Black fathers on Father’s Day 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z He served as a general for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and was elected the first “grand dragon” of the Ku Klux Klan shortly after it ended. Early KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest’s remains removed from Memphis park 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z At its core, these discussions of a possible second American Civil War reveal that the rise of Trumpism, and the full-on embrace of fascism by the "conservative" movement reflect a nation in existential crisis. In the coming second American Civil War, which side are you on? 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z During the American Civil War, the house was seized by the Union Army who proceeded to turn the plantation into a military cemetery,” according to a National Park Service history. Inside the Beltway: Political staffers have a say on power, midterm elections 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Lee, who commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, was named president of then-Washington College beginning shortly after the American Civil War ended in 1865. Washington & Lee to keep name; trustees ‘regret’ school’s past ‘veneration of the Confederacy’ 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z He takes the treacherous journey north and joins the Union army during the American Civil War. Will Smith's slavery film Emancipation pulls out of Georgia over voting laws 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, searches on Amazon for “The Turner Diaries” still return related and questionable texts, including the The Anarchist Cookbook — an infamous DIY guide to bomb-making — and lesser-known texts about an impending second American Civil War. Amazon pulls white supremacist novel The Turner Diaries alongside QAnon purge 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z If there is a second American Civil War, which side would you choose? In the coming second American Civil War, which side are you on? 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z And where the targets in the U.S. are largely figures from the American Civil War or the later era of segregation, other countries are grappling with their colonial pasts or their treatment of Native populations. Nations grapple with pasts after U.S. protests for racial justice 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Capitol building of a statue honoring Lee, who led the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. GOP state senator hails ‘great patriot’ Robert E. Lee following removal of statue from U.S. Capitol 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z The biggest threat to our nation right now is not the pandemic, it’s that the house that is America is divided like at no other time since the American Civil War. Editorial Roundup: Idaho 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z It helped turn the tide of the American Civil War against the slave-owning South. Trump refuses to accept Biden’s win as transition proceeds 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The prospect of a second American Civil War may seem wildly unlikely, or not even logistically feasible. In the coming second American Civil War, which side are you on? 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z More than 400 such veterans are thought to have been buried in Columbian Harmony, including at least two Medal of Honor winners, according to Frank Smith, director of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum. A Virginia state senator found headstones on his property. It brought to light a historic injustice in D.C. 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z By contrast, about 30 years after the American Civil War ended, Southern states began erecting monuments honoring Confederate leaders as a way to intimidate Black people. How international players help NBA fight racism 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z It’s a spycraft story set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Slavery is a part of film history. So why is it so hard to make a good movie about it? 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Understanding America's real history is particularly important, as shown in Nathan Kalmoe's new book, "With Ballots and Bullets: Partisanship and Violence in the American Civil War," as discussed in our recent interview. How democracy beat back lies, fear-mongering and conspiracy theories — in 19th-century Connecticut 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z When asked how the divisiveness today compares to the mood during the American Civil War, he expressed optimism about the U.S. finding a way to unite again. Dinesh D'Souza says recent riots and political unrest could lead to 'rise of citizen militias around the country' 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z After working to restore historical African American burial places in South Carolina, Musta had moved to the District and begun volunteering at the African American Civil War Museum. A Virginia state senator found headstones on his property. It brought to light a historic injustice in D.C. 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Lee was a Confederate general, a slave owner and a commander in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Rethinking Who and What Get Memorialized 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The Lincoln statue was delivered to the African American Civil War Museum on June 19, better known as Juneteenth, the day in which the end of slavery is traditionally celebrated in the Black community. Opinion | A new statue of Lincoln will adequately honor him alongside Black Americans 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z They mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War but also went on to fight in the Spanish-American War and the Korean War. Local veteran wants comrades to get deserved recognition 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z “The Confederacy, the American Civil War, was fought and it was an act of rebellion,” he continued. ‘Treason’: Top U.S. general signals support for nixing Confederate flags, Army base names 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Following the American Civil War, the South turned decisive battlefield defeat into an insurgency that lasts to this day in some form. Trump is a spent force — but Trumpism will become more dangerous once he’s gone 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z He owned at least one slave prior to the war, according to The American Civil War Museum. Ulysses Grant statue toppled in San Francisco 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z Almost 800 burials are shown within a small section of the sprawling field of one the most bitter battles of the American Civil War. Forgotten Civil War map shows Antietam as a cemetery 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The motorcade departs at 1 p.m. on Father’s Day from the African American Civil War Museum, located at 1925 Vermont Avenue NW. Perspective | A motorcade to honor black fathers will be a celebration, and a memorial 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z For many, symbols of the Confederacy - the slaveholding southern states that seceded, prompting the 1861-65 American Civil War - evoke a racist past. Trump rejects calls to drop Confederate base names 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Set during and after the American Civil War, Gone with the Wind has long been attacked for its depiction of slavery. Gone with the Wind removed from HBO Max 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z The Civil War American Civil War Museum interpretation specialist Karissa Marken talks about Civil War fighters who later became outlaws in the American West including Jesse James, his brother Frank, and their gang. What's on TV Tuesday: 'DC's Stargirl' on The CW; coronavirus 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z This also includes an incorrect, nostalgia-colored vision of the American Civil War. Historian David Perry: After Trump, we'll need a truth and reconciliation commission 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z On Sunday, after leaving the African American Civil War Museum, the motorcade will work its way into Southeast. Perspective | A motorcade to honor black fathers will be a celebration, and a memorial 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z In the previous presidential impeachment trials, Andrew Johnson was acquitted in 1868 in the aftermath of the American Civil War and Bill Clinton was acquitted in 1999 of charges stemming from a sex scandal. U.S. Senate acquits Trump in historic vote as re-election campaign looms 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The film tells the story of four impoverished sisters whose father is away working as a pastor in the American Civil War. Little Women: 'An origin story for girls who wanted more' 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The city’s American Civil War Museum transformed itself and reopened this year with a comprehensive look at the conflict from all perspectives — those of women, free blacks, enslaved people, the North and the South. In the capital of the Confederacy, a new monument and a chance to change the narrative 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, a woman’s corpse in a wedding veil turns up, followed by another in a tuxedo and yet another in an American Civil War costume. Review: Baldacci’s new thriller spooks and horrifies 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z More recently, Mr. Bannon last week compared the start of the impeachment inquiry into Mr. Trump to the “shot at Fort Sumter” that spurred the American Civil War. Ex-Trump aide Bannon derides ‘deep state’ conspiracy theories in new book: Report 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z The deal was delayed by the American Civil War, but President Andrew Johnson eventually signed the treaty in 1867. Greenland Aside, Buying Foreign Land Used to Be Common 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z As Kuznets determined, it was after the American Civil War that the gap between the rich and the poor began to widen. The Rich Can’t Get Richer Forever, Can They? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The story involves a Welshman who played a major role in extending the American Civil War and a Swansea businessman who built a copper smelting plant in the Arizonan desert. Why do Welsh place names appear around the world? 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Milton works at the African American Civil War Museum portraying a soldier from the U.S. Perspective | If you can’t stand the heat, don’t be a Civil War reenactor 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z This experience kept coming to mind as I read “Women’s War: Fighting and Surviving the American Civil War” by Belfast native Stephanie McCurry. Review | How women impacted the Civil War — and changed the rules of warfare 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Items from those collections are displayed in the 9,200-square-foot exhibit “Turning Point: The American Civil War.” Atlanta to be home of rare Civil War flag of black soldiers 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z But just across town from Monument Avenue, the American Civil War Museum is an audacious effort to show what that looks like. Richmond’s new Civil War museum aims to shatter conventional views of the conflict 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The works he designed and helped build - named the Tredegar Ironworks - extended the American Civil War by giving the Confederate South a huge arsenal. Why do Welsh place names appear around the world? 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Luther will be demonstrating Photo Sleuth on May 4 at the grand opening of the expanded American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Va. AI could help identify Civil War veterans in your family 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z The Tennessee Wars Commission and Tennessee Historical Commission says the grants are intended to protect and interpret “Tennessee’s historic military sites ranging from the French and Indian War through the American Civil War era.” 4 war history projects in Tennessee receiving grants 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Plot:The American classic of four teenage sisters growing up during the American Civil War. 8 books to read before you see the movie adaptations | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z "There is no one in the nation that would argue against the significance of the American Civil War," he wrote in a statement. Proposed Civil War memorial featuring bust of John Wilkes Booth sparks debate in small Maryland town 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z The men with names on the African American Civil War Memorial’s Wall of Honor fought and died to end two centuries of slavery, without being able to count democracy as their own. Opinion | The black men of the Civil War were America’s original ‘dreamers’ 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Christy Coleman, the African-American chief executive of the American Civil War Museum, knows all too well the difficulties about dealing with the past, although she said this is not just a southern problem. Virginia's painful 'blackface' past and present 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The Texas made history during the “Great Locomotive Chase” of the American Civil War. Railroad artifacts tell story of how trains built Atlanta 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Later, Gen. Wei Fenghe, the Chinese defense minister, made his own assertive comments on Taiwan, referencing the American Civil War and the United States Pledge of Allegiance. Military Competition in Pacific Endures as Biggest Flash Point Between U.S. and China 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z He went on to argue that he does not view Booth as a significant figure of the American Civil War, and that his "one moment" was his infamous assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Proposed Civil War memorial featuring bust of John Wilkes Booth sparks debate in small Maryland town 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z King displayed the Confederate flag on his office desk, despite the fact that Iowa was part of the Union during the American Civil War. A radical Republican shows his Aryan colors 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Not so very long ago, it was acceptable to cast the American Civil War as a tragic clash between two decent sides. The Prophetic Pragmatism of Frederick Douglass 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z As with the American Civil War, secession divided families and pitted brother against brother. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The Black God’s Drums is set in an alternate 19th century where the American Civil War persisted long past 1865. 9 science fiction and fantasy books coming out this September you should add to your reading list 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z But as CEO of the American Civil War Museum, based in Richmond, Christy Coleman has proved unafraid to wade into the middle of the conversation. Meet the 31 People Who Are Changing the South 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z And the successful Confederate attack near the end “was the largest massed infantry assault on either side of the entire American Civil War,” Bies said. Bones of Civil War dead found on a battlefield tell their horror stories 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Before he died, whilst in huge amounts of pain, the man of few words managed to write his memoirs, which included his recollections of the American Civil War. Stars and gripes: Crumbling president's Scottish tour 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Kushner and Verano then compared those success rates with cranial surgeries on soldiers in the American Civil War, which used similar methods. South America’s Inca civilization was better at skull surgery than Civil War doctors 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z When tracing the history of autonomous weapons, you start with the American Civil War and the inventor of the Gatling gun, Richard Gatling. The future of war will be fought by machines, but will humans still be in charge? 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z “The problem is, too many people have tried to position the American Civil War … as their own personal story.” Black leader brings provocative take to Civil War museum 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z “The problem is, too many people have tried to position the American Civil War . . . as their own personal story.” An African American leader brings a provocative take to expanded Civil War museum 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z The latter is a fiction book about an ex-child soldier living in what the author’s website says is the “Second American Civil War.” Missouri shooting threat inspired by ‘American Sniper’ 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Jefferson Davis was president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Memphis removes two Confederate statues 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z There also are two seasons of “Mercy Street,”a PBS drama set in an army hospital in Union-occupied Virginia during the American Civil War. What’s streaming on Thanksgiving on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z After exiting the mansion, we saunter next door to the American Civil War Museum, which warehouses precious artifacts from the war, including letters from frightened young soldiers who nonetheless felt duty-bound. Richmond, Virginia, shows history from colonial times through Civil War to contemporary foodie city 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Speaking to the BBC in May, three prominent historians of the American Civil War said there was a consensus that slavery was the key reason for the civil war. Kelly: 'Lack of compromise' brought Civil War 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Kelly then went on to say Lee, the general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, “was a man that gave up his country to fight for his state”. John Kelly says US Civil War was prompted by inability to compromise 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z The program- an extension of grants awarded by the Massachusetts Sesquicentennial Commission of the American Civil War - is open to Massachusetts municipalities and nonprofit organizations, such as libraries, historical societies and commissions, museums and universities. Grants available to preserve Massachusetts’ military history 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z The program— an extension of grants awarded by the Massachusetts Sesquicentennial Commission of the American Civil War — is open to Massachusetts municipalities and nonprofit organizations, such as libraries, historical societies and commissions, museums and universities. Grants available to preserve Massachusetts’ military history 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z In the case of the American Civil War his quote seems to be untrue. Opinion | The Confederacy’s ‘Living Monuments’ 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Historians say it wasn’t until after the American Civil War that the use and abuse of opiates spread widely across the United States. ‘The greatest drug fiends in the world’: An American opioid crisis — in 1908 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The violence in Charlottesville revived a national debate about whether symbols of the pro-slavery Confederacy of the American Civil War represent heritage or hate. Dallas removes Robert E. Lee's statue from city park 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z And of course the line's enduring symbolism was firmly established after the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, representing that demarcation between the North and South - and freedom over enslavement. The men who drew the Mason-Dixon Line - BBC News 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The plaque acknowledges Dowling’s involvement in the American Civil War and says he foiled an attempted invasion by federal troops in 1863, but doesn’t explicitly mention he was a member of the Confederate Army. Ireland’s sole Confederate monument at risk of removal amid U.S. uproar 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Their purpose was not to offer a critical lens on the American Civil War. While Lenin in Fremont is ironic, Confederate statues are anything but 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The march had been organised to protest against the proposed removal of a statue of General Robert E Lee, who commanded the pro-slavery Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Charlottesville violence: Rabbis cancel Trump call over remarks - BBC News 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z The violence in Charlottesville revived a national debate about whether symbols of the pro-slavery Confederacy of the American Civil War represent heritage or hate. Dallas removes Robert E. Lee's statue from city park 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Researchers say they’ve solved one of the most enduring mysteries of the American Civil War: what caused the puzzling demise of the H.L. Scientists solve mystery of US Civil War submarine 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The rally was organised to protest against the removal of a statue of General Lee, who commanded the pro-slavery Confederate forces during the American Civil War. ESPN reassigns commentator Robert Lee over 'name coincidence' - BBC News 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z “This is what happens when we turn history into nostalgia,” said Christy Coleman, head of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond. Democrats say Confederate monuments are now white-supremacist rallying points 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z But Obama continued the tradition while starting a new one: sending a wreath to the African American Civil War Memorial in the District, which honors the 200,000 blacks who fought for the Union. Confederate Memorial in Arlington: Honoring Rebels on nation’s sacred ground 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z The right-wing march had been organised to protest against the proposed removal of a statue of Gen Robert E Lee, who commanded the pro-slavery Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Trump stance on Charlottesville violence angers Republicans - BBC News 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z America's most infamous supremacist group, the initial KKK was formed by ex-Confederate officers in the southern states of the US in the aftermath of the American Civil War in 1865. White supremacy: Are US right-wing groups on the rise? - BBC News 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z HBO has said the series will "chronicle the events leading to the Third American Civil War". HBO defends Confederate slavery show plans - BBC News 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z When HBO announced “Confederate,” a forthcoming sci-fi series depicting modern-day slavery and a “Third American Civil War,” the reaction was less than enthusiastic. HBO’s ‘Confederate’ producers respond to backlash: ‘The concern is real’ 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z The American Civil War Museum tells the story of the Civil War from the perspective of Union and Confederate, enslaved and free African Americans, soldiers and civilians. Richmond mayor vows to confront tributes to Southern Civil War figures 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z In 2008 the Sons of Confederate Veterans offered to finance a statue for the American Civil War Museum of Jefferson Davis holding hands with a mixed-race child who was cared for by the Davis family. A Confederate Monument Solution, With Context 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z But its origins date to 1868, to the aftermath of the American Civil War, a conflict that threatened to rend the 85-year-old republic. Pause to reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z That film, one of four works shown at Cannes featuring Nicole Kidman, is about an injured soldier taken in by a girls' boarding school in the American Civil War. Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or tips from critics - BBC News 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z As leading historians have pointed out, Donald Trump’s understanding of the causes that led to the American Civil War is pathetic. Donald Trump’s historical ignorance reveals a great truth: The party of Lincoln has become the party of Jefferson Davis 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Separately, he also questioned whether the American Civil War was necessary. Marine Le Pen, Hamas, Greece: Your Tuesday Briefing 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Elected officials in the city voted 6-1 to remove four monuments to the Confederacy, the southern states who seceded from the US, sparking the 1861-65 American Civil War. New Orleans removes first of four Confederate statues - BBC News 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z FREED, founded in 2005 in association with D.C.’s African American Civil War Museum, focuses on resurrecting characters from the middle of the 19th century often overlooked in textbooks: black women. Black female Civil War reenactors give history’s hidden figures new voices 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z It was the longest period a seat has remained unfilled on the Supreme Court since during the American Civil War in 1862. Trump celebrates Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's swearing in - BBC News 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The American Civil War and the World Paul Quigley, director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, explores international perspectives on the war, including ideological affinities, economic calculations and strategic considerations. D.C. community calendar, March 30-April 6, 2017 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z From another local writer comes a lively biography of Thomas Meagher, who fought on the side of the Union in the American Civil War. Waiting for the paperback? Here are 11 good reads, out now 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z A colossal panoramic painting depicting the Battle of Atlanta from the American Civil War is moving from the building where it’s been displayed for nearly a century. The Latest: Diary provides new insight on Cyclorama painters 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z During the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln issued to Union soldiers the Lieber Code, the first formal national laws of war. Donald Trump, Pirate-in-Chief 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Church completed his landscape in 1860, on the eve of the American Civil War, and many believe that the fiery sky symbolizes the nation's expected conflagration. Bioethics: Democracy in vitro : Nature : Nature Research 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z But because streets were already blocked off for the inauguration, they instead headed to the African American Civil War Museum - a tribute to the black soldiers who fought for the Union. Trump inauguration's only black marching band braves backlash - BBC News 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Republicans also used the language of the American Civil War in their threats of “nullification,” “secession” and invocations of “states’ rights” against Barack Obama. You have been warned: “Trump Derangement Syndrome” will be a cudgel used to silence his critics 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Saunders, winner of the Folio Prize, has tuned to historical matters with the story of Abraham Lincoln and the death of his 11-year-old Willie at the start of the American Civil War. Books in 2017: A look ahead - BBC News 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Smith heads the African American Civil War Museum in the city’s historic U Street area, a booming neighborhood once ravaged by riots. MGM casino outside Washington may change Washington’s ways 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z She volunteered as a nurse during the American Civil War and was active in the women’s suffrage movement; she became the first woman to register to vote in Concord, Mass. Google Doodle Celebrates Louisa May Alcott’s 184th Birthday 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z This election, my husband mused to me once, is a part of the American Civil War. White nationalists? Alt-right? If you see a Nazi, say Nazi | Lindy West 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Michaela, now a senior at Union Grove High School, loves history in general, the American Civil War in particular, and Abraham Lincoln quite specifically. Union Grove student to attend prestigious Lincoln gathering 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The decision created a furor among abolitionists and free states just before the 1861-65 American Civil War, which ended slavery in the United States. Baltimore panel calls for removal of Confederate monuments 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z It's set in and around the American Civil War and President Lincoln's proclamation of 1863, which was a huge step towards the abolition of slavery. Race play's 'universal' message - BBC News 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z A prayer vigil was scheduled for later in the day at the African American Civil War Memorial. Rally, prayer vigil in DC follow police shootings 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z In the American Civil War, 18 percent of the Union Army was comprised of immigrants — most from Germany and Ireland. On July Fourth, immigrants remind us of the value of freedom 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z The federal holiday originated as Decoration Day to honor lives lost in the American Civil War. Put Memorializing Back in Memorial Day 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z American Civil War Museum Foundation president Waite Rawls says the new building will offer expanded gallery spaces, an experience theater and improved storage and preservation areas for the museum’s collections of Civil War artifacts. American Civil War Museum announces new building plans 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Gettysburg National Military Park is taking ownership of some 3,000 items that belonged to an American Civil War museum in Philadelphia that’s been closed for eight years. Gettysburg park gets 3,000 artifacts from Civil War museum 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z “Cinco de Mayo is part of the Latino experience of the American Civil War,” he says. This Is the True Story of Cinco de Mayo 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Django Unchained is set before the American Civil War and focuses on racism, slavery, violence and murder. Gerry Adams: Sinn Féin president deletes n-word tweet and denies racism claims - BBC News 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z During the American Civil War, she was a spy for the Union, as well as a nurse, scout and cook. A Brief History of Harriet Tubman, the New Face of the $20 Bill 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Prior to the American Civil War, southern pro-slavery demagogues known as “fire-eaters” predicted the advent of harrowing slave revolts incited by Abraham Lincoln and the abolitionist movement. Introducing Donald Trump’s fire-eaters: How the Republican Party made the mob that the GOP frontrunner exploits 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Morricone said of the Western, which is set in the period after the American Civil War. Composer Morricone glad he re-considered Tarantino's film offer 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Gen Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was mistakenly shot by his own men on the night of 2 May 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville during the American Civil War. What can you do with an amputated limb? - BBC News 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z In 2000, Frank Smith, a longtime District of Columbia city councilman who now lives in Georgia, opened the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum near Howard University, attracting about 150,000 people annually. Georgia museum would honor blacks who fought in Civil War, North or South 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z What year did the American Civil War end in?” he asked. In a small Michigan town, AM radio is still king 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z In no other society did abolition require a national bloodletting rivaling the 750,000 who perished in the American Civil War. Why the United States Was Late to End Slavery 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z He likened it to one based on the American Civil War. Secession Is Good Business for Entrepreneurs in Catalonia 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z At the height of the American Civil War, a Union army soldier developed tetanus and gangrene after his shattered arm was amputated. A potted history : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The first vestiges of summer began in the decades before the American Civil War when only the wealthiest class of antebellum elites vacationed in resort towns like Newport, Rhode Island and Saratoga, New York. A Brief History of Summer Vacation 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z It is possibly "the only team card on Earth printed before the first drop of blood was spilled in the American Civil War," he said. Pre-Civil War baseball card fetches $179K at auction 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z “Antietam was one day. Gettysburg was three days. Harpers Ferry was 1,400 consecutive days of the American Civil War,” said Dennis Frye, chief historian at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. ‘Fire! You’ve got to get out!’ In historic Harpers Ferry, a blaze destroys more than just buildings 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z She got the same responses from the nonprofit Civil War Trust and the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Va. Cumming antique collector’s cannonball detonated 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z The Klan, long known for its conical hats and cross burnings, traces its roots back to the years after the South's defeat in the American Civil War of 1861-65. KKK, African-American group plan rallies at South Carolina Capitol 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z After the murders a website linked to Roof surfaced containing a racist manifesto and showing him in photos posing with Confederate flags, a banner from the American Civil War widely considered a symbol of slavery. Suspected South Carolina church gunman due in court for hearing 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z As the recent tragic events in Charleston, South Carolina, and the disputes over the Confederate flag vividly remind us, by no means are the legacies of the American Civil War extinct. China's Elusive Quest For "Values" 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Supporters such as those who drove through Ocala on Sunday insist the flag is a honorable symbol of regional pride, a mark of respect for Southern soldiers who died in the American Civil War. Confederate flag supporters rise up to defend embattled symbol 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The flag was the battle emblem of the southern states during the American Civil War but is now seen by many as a symbol of slavery and racism. US rights group NAACP ends South Carolina boycott - BBC News 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The Confederate flag was raised atop the South Carolina State House dome in 1961 as part of centennial commemorations of the American Civil War. NAACP votes to end boycott of South Carolina over Confederate flag 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The Confederate flag, used in the American Civil War as the battle flag of the states which were pro-slavery, will be removed from South Carolina's government headquarters on Friday. Charleston: Confederate flag lowered for the last time - BBC News 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z “The American Civil War was fought, in Abraham Lincoln’s words, to ‘save the last best hope of Earth,’” Huffman said in a debate in which he was the only speaker. House moves to ban Confederate flag in federal cemeteries 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The flag was originally the battle flag of the southern states in the American Civil War when they tried to break away. S Carolina House debates Confederate flag removal - BBC News 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The flag was originally the battle flag of the southern states in the American Civil War when they tried to break away to prevent the abolition of slavery. South Carolina bill to remove Confederate flag advances - BBC News 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Smith compares the resulting economic destruction to that of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's scorched-earth "March to the Sea" during the American Civil War: The damage to Greece would be total and absolute. Views You Can Use: A Tragic End for Greece? 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z With prodding from local philanthropists, the two institutions came to terms, and now operate on paper and the Internet as The American Civil War Museum. Even in Museums, Sounds of Battle Over Confederate Flag Are Heard 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z It is possibly "the only team card on Earth printed before the first drop of blood was spilled in the American Civil War." Rare pre-Civil War baseball card heads to auction 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z During the American Civil War in the 1860s, the rebel South’s military flew several styles of Confederate battle flags - what most Americans think of as the Confederate flag. AP EXPLAINS: Confederate battle flag, flown around US South 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z During the American Civil War in the 1860s, the rebel South's military flew several styles of Confederate battle flags — what most Americans think of as the Confederate flag. AP EXPLAINS: Confederate battle flag, flown around US South 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Charleston was an important port city during the American Civil War in the 1860's, pitting the breakaway Confederate states against the Union Army under the control of the U.S. federal government. Racist manifesto linked to Charleston shooting suspect 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z I am certainly opposed to colonialism and racism, and have investigated reactionary abuses of the classical tradition in colonial India and by apologists of slavery all the way through to the American Civil War. Classics for the people – why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z After emancipation and the end of the American Civil War, the competing mythic caricatures of the black male as a violent rapacious “buck” or a docile “sambo” collapsed violently into the former. It's not called terrorism when the victims are black, not just when the killer is white | Jamiles Lartey 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The exhibit - titled “The American Civil War: The Impact of the Industrial Revolution” - is now open at the Rochester Museum & Science Center. New exhibit highlights Rochester’s role in Civil War 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z On May 1, 1865, freed slaves gathered in Charleston, South Carolina to commemorate the death of Union soldiers and the end of the American Civil War. Who Invented Memorial Day? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z I was spending yesterday at my final Sesquicentennial event, a recreation of the Grand Review of the Armies that was put on with much effort by the African American Civil War Museum. Kent Hovind Remains In Custody - Judge Would Have Ruled Against Motion To Dismiss 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z During the American Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln was the strongest and most decisive President since Jackson, criticism resurfaced that he, in turn, was acting too much like a king. A Point of View: Is the US president an elected monarch? - BBC News 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z In the early 1960s, life in the American South was still dominated by the so-called "Jim Crow" laws - legislation introduced after the American Civil War to segregate white people and black people. Loretta Lynch: The woman 'to restore faith in US justice' - BBC News 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The sesquicentennial of the American Civil War is over. How the Civil War shaped our city 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z As America recognizes the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, we would do well to revisit the origins of Memorial Day among freedpeople in Charleston. Who Invented Memorial Day? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The development will also house a 13,000-square-foot exhibition space for the African American Civil War Museum; 7,500 square feet of shared performance and office space for Step Afrika!, D.C. news in brief 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Revisit some of the most famous battlefields in American Civil War history, and how they look today. American Civil War Battlefields: Then and Now 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z On April 9, 1865, 150 years ago today, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered in Virginia to the Union’s Commanding General, Ulysses S. Grant, marking the official end of the four-year American Civil War. Civil War Remembered in Photos and Letters of Brooklyn Soldiers 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z So if your friends ask where the last shots of the American Civil War were fired, tell them the Bering Sea, off Alaska. What is the greatest overlooked story at the end of the Civil War? 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z In the recognition of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, let us not forget that freed slaves created Memorial Day. Who Invented Memorial Day? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z These include the 150th anniversaries of the end of the American Civil War and the death of President Lincoln, and the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Prince Charles meets Barack Obama 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z These include the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War and the death of President Abraham Lincoln, and the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Charles and Camilla begin US visit 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z More than 30,000 men from Brooklyn fought in the American Civil War. Civil War Remembered in Photos and Letters of Brooklyn Soldiers 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z It was set to the tune of the American Civil War song “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!” and by the early 1870s it was regularly referred to as the Irish national anthem. The Year They Cancelled St. Patrick's Day 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Though the American Civil War ended nearly 150 years ago, men and women continue to honor the individuals from those pivotal four years by portraying them in living history re-enactments. Civil War re-enactors gather to train, share company 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Ruscio also said the school would arrange with the American Civil War Museum in Richmond to display original Confederate battle flags on a rotating basis in a museum on the chapel’s lower level. Washington and Lee will stop holding classes on King holiday — starting in 2016 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, old comrades in arms from the civil rights movement of the 1960s gathered at the African American Civil War Museum on Vermont Avenue NW to remember Barry’s work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Rollicking funeral procession a fitting coda for former D.C. mayor Marion Barry That history includes the years following the American Civil War. History’s Echoes in the Policing that Made Eric Garner Say Enough 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The American Civil War was a remarkable conflict for many reasons — not least of which is that it’s widely considered to be the first photographed war. See a Rare Photo of a Slave from Robert E. Lee's Household 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Previously in 2010, schools in Virginia distributed a new history book that published claims dismissed by historians that “thousands of southern blacks fought in the Confederate ranks during the American Civil War.” Texas moves to veto AP history course 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Alonzo Cushing, who died aged 22 during the American Civil War, will receive the nation’s highest military honor for conspicuous gallantry and unbridled valor as displayed on the killing fields of Gettysburg 151 years ago. Obama to award Civil War hero with posthumous Medal of Honor 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The plans failed and all sides were embroiled in years of trench warfare – something already tried in the American Civil War with disastrous results for both the Union and Confederacy. How To Avoid 100-Year-Old Leadership Mistakes 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Like many wars in the 19th Century, the American Civil War was particularly lethal for high-ranking officials due to the nature of combat at that time. Five US generals killed in action 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Unlike for the American Civil War, there was no great moral justification for WWI, such as ending slavery and preserving the last, best hope on Earth. Economic Consequences of the Great War 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z And much of that history involves the American Civil War. Agency’s move in St. Louis leaves history behind 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z One example being much of the American Civil War. Quora Question: How Has the U.S. Military Grown to Such a Massive Size? As part of a new agreement with Richmond’s American Civil War Museum, the school’s Lee Chapel museum will display the restored original flags on a rotating basis. Washington and Lee University to remove Confederate flags following protests The battle between Lincoln and the former presidents alive at the time is a critical but little-heralded story of the American Civil War and a vast departure from the history of the post-presidency. When Lincoln saved the union and freed the slaves, five ex-presidents tried to stop him This exceedingly enjoyable production, set early in the American Civil War, was inspired by real-life characters who were involved in a critical event in history. A Review of ‘Butler’ in Long Branch 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z The story is told in “This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War,” by Drew Gilpin Faust, the current president of Harvard University. A Quest to Recognize Forgotten Achievements Still Relevant in Everyday Life 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Few were as tragic or unnecessary as the American Civil War, which 150 years ago was grinding through its bloodiest year. Memorial Day Reminder Of The Foolishness Of War: 150 Years Ago Was The Civil War's Most Blood-Drenched Summer 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Memorial Day is an official national holiday that has its roots in the memorials for fallen soldiers in after the American Civil War, still the country’s deadliest conflict. Memorial Day, Remembrance Sunday and Armed Forces Day: How 9 Other Countries Remember Their Fallen Troops 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Even people at war with each often engage in some form of commerce with each other, says Gorman; noting that between battles during the American Civil War, Union and Confederate soldiers still traded cotton. Why E.T. Will Need Customer Service 2014-05-05T09:48:00Z But the third - Thomas Jerman - escaped via Liverpool to America where he settled and had a family, fighting in the American Civil War of the 1860s for the North. Market town once held by rebels 2014-04-30T10:02:06Z Dawson's tale starts in the American Civil War in 1862 when a Union soldier finds gold bullion in a captured Confederate wagon. Les Dawson wrote romantic novel 2014-02-10T06:26:16Z Her company's new office space in the centre of Nashville overlooks a church that served as a hospital during the American Civil War. Tennessee tech: Nashville's new role 2014-01-23T00:07:58Z You were taught that the intractable clash over slavery led to the American Civil War. Another Reason to Hate Lawyers: They're Destroying American Society 2013-11-25T10:52:08Z Scots fought against slavery serving with Union forces in the American Civil War They served in the Union army in the American Civil War of 1861-65. Looking into Scotland's black history 2013-10-08T00:13:24Z Only they are cleared for the Bullrun program, the successor to one called Manassas — both names of American Civil War battles. N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption 2013-09-05T19:03:45Z A century and a half ago, the British journalist, lawyer and parliamentarian Sir William Harcourt faced down a public clamor for Britain to intervene in the American Civil War. Op-Ed Contributors: What Sir William Would Do in Syria 2013-09-05T03:07:16Z Tubman was also a spy for the Union army during the American Civil War. US mogul apology for slave sex spoof 2013-08-15T17:32:07Z Lincoln, president from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, led the northern states to victory against the South in the American Civil War. Vandalism shuts Lincoln Memorial 2013-07-26T12:30:36Z The works he built extended the American Civil War by giving the Confederate South a huge arsenal. Welsh engineer 'changed US history' 2013-07-14T06:57:55Z Cathedral docents lead an in-depth tour of the building for ages 10 and older to view windows and carvings that recall the American Civil War and its influence on the nation. Washington area religion events 2013-07-06T02:47:41Z Cathedral docents lead an in-depth tour for ages 10 and older to view windows and carvings that recall the American Civil War and its influence on the nation. Washington area religion events 2013-06-30T05:14:30Z And given my favourite Australian novel is Thomas Kenneally’s Confederates which is set during the American Civil War, I’m quite open minded on what constitutes an Australian story. The Great Gatsby: why has Australia had to wait so long? 2013-05-30T02:18:10Z One instructive example is the burning of Atlanta and then Richmond during the American Civil War which did little to crush the South’s fighting ability or spirit. On the uselessness of nuclear weapons 2013-01-13T19:45:05.450Z The American Civil War Centre now stands on the site of the Tredegar Ironworks in Virginia, where Mr Davies is better known. Welsh engineer 'changed US history' 2013-07-14T06:57:55Z The US is marking the 150th anniversary of the 1861-65 American Civil War. Scots who fought America's war 2012-12-18T01:21:13Z Is it a coincidence that the concept of the GAN was born in 1868, just a few years after the American Civil War—or is there something more to the timing? The Great American Novel and the search for group cohesion 2012-09-18T21:15:00.200Z That stand was considered so natural that it became a slogan of the Republican Party, and a banner under which northern workers carried arms during the American Civil War. Noam Chomsky on post-legal America 2012-07-23T14:37:00Z Boring was named after William H Boring, an early resident of the area and former Union soldier in the American Civil War. Boring votes to pair with Dull 2012-06-06T01:28:11Z In the American Civil War, veterans suffered from “soldier’s heart”; in World War I, it was called “shell shock,” and in World War II, the term used was “combat fatigue.” Does Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Require Trauma? 2012-05-07T12:15:00.173Z With help from contacts in the US, he is gathering names of Scots who fought in the American Civil War with a hope they can one day be added to a memorial in Edinburgh. Scots who fought America's war 2012-12-18T01:21:13Z His study on Spicheren had been begun some years before, and in 1898 appeared, as the result of eight years’ work, his masterpiece, Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z A charming story for children of life in England and America during the terrible time of the American Civil War. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Henry Ward Beecher stated that during the American Civil War there were thousands of mass meetings held in Great Britain in favor of the Union cause, and not one in favor of the Confederacy. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The American Civil War had drawn Mill for the first time into the public arena of politics; the Jamaica massacre made a political agitator of Herbert Spencer. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z In 1862 he retired from the navy with the rank of post-captain; but his love of adventure led him, during the American Civil War, to take the command of a blockade-runner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z During the American Civil War he was with the troops at the front, and contributed sketches to Harper’s Weekly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Lessons of contemporary experience gradually applied to the English navy, especially those learnt from the American Civil War and the Austro-Italian War. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z "Such, in all probability, is the correct Constitutional solution of the question," says one of the first historians of the American Civil War. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z Robert E. Lee was one of the bravest soldiers and ablest leaders of the Southern States armies in the great American Civil War. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Shortly afterwards we used to hear a good deal of the American Civil War. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z He said they had built several steamers for service in blockade running into the ports of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Its privateers played a prominent part in the war of 1812-15 with the United States, and during the American Civil War it was a favourite base of operations for Confederate blockade-runners. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Officials say the guide also includes historical highlights like the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War and Emancipation. Virginia tourism officials release 2012 state travel guide 2011-12-25T17:38:04Z The American Civil War was the most tremendous upheaval in the world after the Napoleonic period. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z The New Model, though a national army, resembled Wellington’s Peninsular army more than the soldiers of the French Revolution and the American Civil War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The opening of the American Civil War in 1860 opened a new career for the Lake Ontario steamers, as the Northern Government were short of steamers with which to blockade the Southern ports. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Gogo has lost its commercial importance and has steadily declined in population and trade since the time of the American Civil War, when it was an important cotton-mart. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Between Chattanooga and Atlanta occurred some of the severest conflicts of the American Civil War. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z The effort, called “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War,” was organized by the American Library Association and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. National discussion on Civil War led by Virginia scholar begins 2011-10-18T08:00:00Z The years 1961-1965 will mark the one hundredth anniversary of the American Civil War. The Civil War Centennial Handbook 2011-10-15T02:00:27.210Z Day, May 30th, when the memory of the soldiers who fell in the American Civil War of 1861-65 is honoured by the decoration of their graves, speeches, processions, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z “Right here, in the bedrock of this great nation, was a contradiction, this horrible situation,” said Frank Smith, director of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum. For freed blacks in the Civil War, Washington was a city of contradictions 2011-10-07T04:01:00Z The distress among our labouring classes during the American Civil War was nothing compared with the suffering under the complete paralysis of industry that followed the close of the great continental war in 1815. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z In the American Civil War he served in the Federal army first as lieutenant-colonel and after February 1862 as colonel of volunteers, taking part in the fighting at Shiloh, Vicksburg and Corinth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z That is far higher a mortality rate than that of, say, the South African or the American Civil War. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Washington Post special coverage of anniversary of the American Civil War. Big profits and...big job cuts? HSBC and Merck the latest to turn profits?and turn workers out the door 2011-08-04T15:06:00Z This was during the American Civil War, and upon its completion he offered it to the United States authorities. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z The 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bull Run/First Manassas marks the first in a summer full of re-enactments of the American Civil War. VIDEO: A female view of the Civil War 2011-07-25T16:31:56Z Wilmarth, and he became a painter of military pictures, portraying incidents of the American Civil War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The African American Civil War Museum plans three days of events to celebrate the opening of its new home. African American Civil War Museum celebrates reopening in larger location 2011-07-08T19:34:32Z In “The Crimean War: A History,” Orlando Figes restores the conflict — which predated the American Civil War by eight years — as “a major turning point” in European and Middle Eastern history. Why the Crimean War Matters 2011-07-09T04:30:11Z A glut of re-enactments are taking place across the United States as the country commemorates the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. VIDEO: Re-enacting the US Civil War 2011-06-20T05:31:31Z One of the central issues of contention in the American Civil War was the institution of slavery. VIDEO: First Person 2011-05-30T14:47:02Z The idea is not new—explosives had been used numerous times since the American Civil War to effect cut-offs. That Sinking Feeling: How Can Flood Protection Be Improved? [Slide Show] 2011-05-13T22:15:00.217Z Inside the new African American Civil War Museum: The museum will reopen in a former school building, with expanded exhibits on the role African Americans played in the war that won their freedom. African American Civil War Museum celebrates reopening in larger location 2011-07-08T19:34:32Z Others would certainly include the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty in the seventeenth century and, around the time of the American Civil War, the Taiping Rebellion. Why China may not be No. 1 2011-05-02T20:30:00Z Perhaps the most interesting mine ever fired was that at the siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War, in June 1864. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Walter Breuning was old enough to remember his grandfather recounting his part in the slaughter of the American Civil War, during the 1860s. 'World's oldest man' dies aged 114 in Montana 2011-04-15T04:43:41Z One hundred and fifty years ago, the first shots were fired in the battle of Fort Sumter, marking the start of the American Civil War. VIDEO: First Person 2011-04-12T19:59:10Z The African American Civil War Museum is back in the business of telling the stories of slaves’ and freed blacks’ participation in that conflict. African American Civil War Museum celebrates reopening in larger location 2011-07-08T19:34:32Z Soon after, a signal shot from a nearby fort sparkled in the air and cannon fire commenced, just as it did 150 years ago to begin the American Civil War. First shots mark 150 years since start of Civil War 2011-04-12T16:43:30Z The American Civil War showed the power of rifles behind slight defences. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z He found pictures from the American Civil War to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. The Kill Team Pics: 'Trophy Shots' Are Nothing New 2011-04-01T17:04:47Z At the time of the British annexation the islands were suffering from commercial depression, following a fall in the price of cotton after the American Civil War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The American Civil War, and the report that the Confederates were converting the “Merrimac” into an ironclad, caused the navy department to invite proposals for the construction of armoured ships. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Such ships are known as monitors, after the name of the first of the type, which was built in 1862, during the American Civil War. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z He took a prominent part in parliament in the debates on the American Civil War, and in 1868 was made under-secretary for the colonies in Earl Russell’s ministry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The church, which is in Fulton County, Georgia, was the site of a battle in the American Civil War on July 28, 1864. Tattenham Corner 2011-02-13T00:06:50Z But where can you find an American so pedantic, so absolutely idiotic who would deny the revolutionary and progressive significance of the American Civil War of 1860-1865? A Letter to American Workingmen 2011-02-12T03:00:32.177Z The Scottish dead in the American Civil War are commemorated in a monument bearing a life-sized figure of Abraham Lincoln and a freed slave. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z It recalls an anecdote of the American Civil War. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z Today, all the obvious entries—Aristotle, electricity, the Magna Carta, the American Civil War—have been written, along with millions more. Assessing Wikipedia, Wiki-Style, on Its 10th Anniversary 2011-01-06T22:00:00Z It did not occur to him until after the event that he had struck not only the wrong but the unpopular note in the American Civil War. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z A message in a bottle delivered to a Confederate general during the American Civil War has been deciphered, 147 years after it was written. American Civil War message is deciphered 2010-12-25T17:16:16Z The American Civil War had left them the onerous legacy of the Alabama claims. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z The chart below shows some of his findings for the seven major wars since the American Civil War. The Costs of War, Continued 2010-09-01T10:00:00Z In the 1850s, in the run-up to the American Civil War, anti-slavery and pro-slavery militias clashed in Kansas and Missouri, for example. Rapid growth of U.S. militias feeds off politics 2010-04-28T13:37:00Z Infantry, armed with a far-ranging rifle, as in the American Civil War, kept the guns beyond case-shot range, compelling them to use only round shot or common shell. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Here, on 9th April, 1865, General Lee surrendered to General Grant, and thus virtually concluded the American Civil War. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Their opposition to the Crimean War and the support which most of them gave to the North during the American Civil War are among the best things which the School ever did for England. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z In December, 1860, South Carolina in convention repealed the act adopting the Constitution of the United States, a move which was promptly followed by other Southern States, and led to the American Civil War. The Postage Stamp in War The American Civil War was raging hotly, with the advantage if anything on the side of the Southern Confederacy. Terry's Trials and Triumphs The earlier days of the American Civil War witnessed desperate fighting, of which Shiloh is the best example, between armies which had had but the slightest military training. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" During the American Civil War, many recruits joined solely for the sake of the bounty offered, and afterwards deserted; they were called “bounty-jumpers.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The American Civil War had aroused their interest in politics, and the fortitude with which some of them had borne the sufferings of the time had done much to disarm opposition. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Abraham Lincoln was asked in the dark days of the American Civil War. The Great Discovery We were surprised with the history of Marguerite's father and step-father and the American Civil War. Geography and Plays In the American Civil War, the Army of the Ohio consisted in 1864 only of the army staff and the XXIII. corps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" This evolution is best seen in the American Civil War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" He had probably heard also a story of the American Civil War. The Irish at the Front It was born during the era of the American Civil War, and was planned to correct defects which time had revealed in the American federation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" C. F. R. Henderson's invaluable two volumes, Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War, were consulted and are the source quoted hereafter in giving the account of the Valley warfare. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia When the scarcity of cotton occasioned by the American Civil War gave a stimulus to its growth Cyprus took part in meeting the demand, and in 1866 over 2,000,000 lb. were exported. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products Broadly speaking, until the American Civil War the number of hand-mules in use remained high. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" President Abraham Lincoln was very reluctant to sanction the execution of soldiers for cowardice during the American Civil War. The Irish at the Front During the American Civil War of 1861-65, Disraeli was the only leading statesman on his own side of politics who did not embrace and applaud the cause of the South. Studies in Contemporary Biography The American Civil War, which was then being fought, was debated; and the undergraduates voted for the Confederate side, three to one. The Crow's Nest Professor of Chemistry in the University of New York, Author of a "Treatise on Human Physiology," "Civil Policy of America," "History of the American Civil War," &c. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Spain.—Cotton was formerly grown in southern Spain on an extensive scale, and as recently as during the American Civil War a crop of 8000 to 10,000 bales was obtained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The American Civil War of 1861-5 marks an epoch not only in the history of the United States, but in that of democracy, and of civilization. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War It gives its name to the great battle of Chickamauga in the American Civil War, fought on the 19-20th of September 1863, between the Federal army of the Cumberland under Major-General W.S. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" During the American Civil War it was one of the most important strategic points in the Confederacy, and in its immediate vicinity were fought two great battles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The destitution in Lancashire 68 caused by the stoppage of the cotton-supply in consequence of the American Civil War, was so great as to threaten to overtax the benevolence of the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" For the background, perhaps a thousand miles away or more than half a decade removed in time, is the American Civil War. In the Heart of a Fool In the American Civil War, British sympathy with the South was unhappily exaggerated in American eyes by the Alabama incident. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations The losses in the battle bear witness to a severity in the fighting unusual even in the American Civil War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" That branch of the Southern railway extending from Chattanooga to Memphis was formerly the Memphis & Charleston, under which name it became famous in the American Civil War. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The American Civil War was in progress; the Trent affair had assumed a threatening appearance and it was deemed necessary to place the province in a state of defence. George Brown The American Civil War, and more particularly the Trent affair of November 1861, drew the attention of those in authority to the inadequate means of defence in Canada. The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion In the American Civil War no brighter record is to be found than is embodied in the tablets in Memorial Hall, Cambridge, or in Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association He had written a widely-read apology for the Colonial side in the American Civil War. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle His first balloon ascent had been made during the American Civil War, in one of the military balloons of the Federal army. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force The American Civil War emphasized the necessity for measures of defence. George Brown He came from that school of freebooters that was let loose by the American Civil War. Great Pirate Stories It is the optimism of a person who has seen the American Civil War. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions When reading the history of the American Civil War, I found instances of strange fraternizing on the part of the soldiers of contending armies. Standards of Life and Service Even in the American Civil War, where the Federals certainly derived some advantage from their use, balloons were criticized and ridiculed more than they were feared. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force In the American Civil War many professed pacificists felt that for the abolition of slavery they must need take arms. Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government Walpole’s chapter on “The American Civil War” is the writing of a broad-minded, intelligent man, who could look on two sides. Historical Essays Notwithstanding this fact, American writers are fond of saying, and many Englishmen believe, that the introduction of armoured navies was the outcome of the American Civil War of the early 'sixties. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima In the American Civil War control of the sea was important and even decisive, but was overwhelmingly in the hands of the North. A History of Sea Power The Anderson case of 1860, to which so much newspaper reference was made during the progress of the Bullock case, came just on the eve of the American Civil War. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 He's supposed to be a student of a top general back in the American Civil War. Mercenary If I may judge the work by a careful study of the chapter on “The American Civil War,” it is a valuable contribution to political history. Historical Essays By the time of the American Civil War men in all countries were experimenting with these new ideas for ships which Ericsson had launched upon the world. Historic Boyhoods At this initial stage in armored construction, naval experts turned with intense interest to watch the work of ironclads against ships and forts in the American Civil War. A History of Sea Power The conflict of wills which produced the American Civil War had nothing directly to do with Slavery. A History of the United States This series was written during the time of the American Civil War, and the object was to ridicule the revolt of the Southern States, and show up the demon of secession in its true colors. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 Among the heroic things the four years of the American Civil War brought out, the story of Captain Thomas Travis deserves to rank with the greatest of them. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills But during the American Civil War the torpedo was again brought to the front, and the Southerners, or “Confederates,” used vast numbers of them, to the great damage of the Northerners, or “Federals.” How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Page 290 The American Civil War The naval activities of this war are too manifold to follow in detail. A History of Sea Power The American Civil War prevented him from trying again for some years, but he subsequently explored Greenland, more for pleasure than in the interests of science, in 1869. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The far-ranging raid on the Lines of Communications was a notable feature of the American Civil War. Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 He was Prime Minister almost continuously from 1855 to 1865, a period covering the Indian Mutiny and the American Civil War. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I The above was written before the late American Civil War, which emancipated the slaves of the Southern States. Old Jack With examples drawn from France and the American Civil War he argued that compulsory service was an essential incident of true democracy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 10, 1916 "My six reasons for taking no risks," said a man in the American Civil War, "are a wife and five children." Men in the Making In the American Civil War, by losing touch with the Northern Army, the Southern Army permitted it to escape although it had been very severely mauled. Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 During the week Oswald had been reading about conspicuous actors in the American Civil War, and still more recent history of the Republic. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 They were white men, but perhaps of various races, for they were mostly adventurers who had served in the American Civil War and had not much regard for human life. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police The question of slavery was the real cause of the American Civil War, though in the first instance the object of the North was solely to save the Union. The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President The American Civil War, like every war, stimulated the elemental passions and nourished criminal tendencies. Society Its Origin and Development The Comte de Paris is the author of the most careful, thorough, and impartial history yet written of the American Civil War of 1861-65. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 Sarah and her husband were slaves on a Georgia plantation before the close of the American Civil War. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 But accepting his strategic theory of operations in the American Civil War,—territorial conquest,—his plans of campaign were unquestionably sound. Forty-Six Years in the Army On the anniversary of President Lincoln's birthday, February 12, 1916, Mr. Lloyd George sent a remarkable message to the American people comparing the American Civil War with the European conflict. Lloyd George The Man and His Story During the great American Civil War, most of that used was found here, and as gunpowder contains two-thirds of nitre to all its other ingredients, these caverns were of great value to the nation. Chatterbox, 1905. There were about 1,000 men in this brigade, which was officered by several old soldiers who had achieved distinction in the American Civil War, among whom were Gen. Mahon, of the 9th Massachusetts, Col. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870 Villagers who have slipped through the lines, and who play the part of the intelligent contraband of the American Civil War, are our informants. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris It is quite possible the sailor would be in the like case, but for the exceptional conditions that begot ironclads in the American Civil War. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought This fleet, just before the American Civil War, consisted of four cruisers, carrying 28 cannon, and one cruiser having 17 cannon, besides which there were 21 "cannon boats," carrying two and three cannons each. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights It resembles the problem of the American Civil War, whether the confederates were fighting for State rights or for slavery. Lectures on Modern history The most serious strain to which the Monroe Doctrine was ever subjected was the attempt of Louis Napoleon during the American Civil War to establish the empire of Maximilian in Mexico under French auspices. From Isolation to Leadership, Revised A Review of American Foreign Policy Look for a moment at the American Civil War whose cost was a mere flea bite as compared with the stupendous price of the European Conflagration. The War After the War The events of our day may tempt us to underestimate the magnitude of the American Civil War, not only in respect of its issues, but in respect of the efforts that were put forth. Abraham Lincoln Again, by "costume" plays we mean stories ranging all the way from Bible times down to American Civil War times. Writing the Photoplay In the spring of the year 1861, in which Prince Albert died, the American Civil War broke out between the Northern and Southern States. The Leading Facts of English History Relations between the United States and England during the American Civil War involved so many highly technical questions that it is impossible to do more than touch upon them in the present connection. From Isolation to Leadership, Revised A Review of American Foreign Policy Wicker's next book is a historical novel about the American Civil War that he has been researching for several years. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s In no other contest of history are those elements in human affairs on which tragic dramatists are prone to dwell so clearly marked as in the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln The two greatest conflicts of the nineteenth century were the European struggle with Napoleon and the American Civil War. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I The American Civil War broke out in 1861, and Great Britain declared her neutrality. Queen Victoria Prior to the American Civil War goods could not be seized on any grounds unless bound directly for a belligerent port. From Isolation to Leadership, Revised A Review of American Foreign Policy Some of us have read of other wars and we know, for instance, that in the American Civil War, from the best available statistics, over twenty-two per cent. died of wounds—and the reason? Private Peat A complete bibliography of books dealing specially with Lincoln, and of books throwing important light upon his life or upon the history of the American Civil War, cannot be attempted here. Abraham Lincoln Times were bad, though not as bad as in the North, where thousands of cotton operatives were literally starving owing to the stoppage of the cotton supplies through the American Civil War. Secret Bread He was a skilful engineer, and had served with distinction in the American Civil War. The Life Story of an Old Rebel Naval operations in the American Civil War were particularly distinguished by the active building of iron-clads. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Gettysburg was in truth the high tide of the American Civil War. Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World In the American Civil War, for instance, the North established a pretty successful blockade against the Southern ports. Getting Together The determination of the Federals in the American Civil War, and of the French and British in the four years' struggle against Germany, may be legitimately adduced as arguments for democracy. Outspoken Essays Most of the American officers I came in contact with during these years had served in the Federal Army, but McCafferty fought on the side of the South in the American Civil War. The Life Story of an Old Rebel At the earliest possible moment the attempt should be made to send into the enemy's territory a great raid of horsemen, on the model of the raids of the American Civil War. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith But then came the end of the American Civil War. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) His letter to the London Times on the 'Causes of the American Civil War' is a masterly exposition of facts, whose naked power is obscured by no useless displays of rhetoric. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 We were all full of recollections," says M. de Sarcey, "of the exertions made on both sides in the American Civil War. France in the Nineteenth Century This was very largely a result of the American Civil War. Great Britain and the American Civil War The present volume deals with a phase, as the author says, "of American Civil War history, which has heretofore been almost neglected, or where dealt with, either misunderstood or misinterpreted." The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 The fire-ship continued to be used against fleets at anchor down to the days of the American Civil War; and the torpedo-boat will always be useful within an easy distance of its port. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 On the outbreak of the American Civil War he went to America with the intention of joining the Confederate Army, but was taken prisoner and only released on promising to return to England. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Emerson, in his address at the dedication of the Soldiers' Monument, Concord, made touching reference in some such in the American Civil War. Principles of Freedom Gladstone wrote to Argyll on August 3 that "yesterday" a Cabinet had been held on the question "to move or not to move, in the matter of the American Civil War...." Great Britain and the American Civil War During the American Civil War he was strongly on the side of the North, as letters to Story, written when his private grief lay heavy upon him, abundantly show. Robert Browning But he and Bright were soon involved in an almost angrier conflict than before with the upper and middle classes, on account of their championship of the North in the American Civil War. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters It was true that in the American Civil War the opportunities for spies were great. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand For the last hundred years, if we except the American Civil War, ours have been comparatively little wars. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form The American Civil War, as regards continuity, numbers of men steadily engaged, resources employed, and persistence of the combatants, was the "Great War," to date, of all modern conflicts. Great Britain and the American Civil War These figures are taken from "Regimental Losses in the American Civil War," by Col. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 Seward was one of his favorite pupils, and it is well known that, up to the period of the American Civil War, he never took a step in politics without the advice of the doctor. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I But this was not the first military application of the aerial vessel; it was used by the French against the Austrians in the battle of Fleurus, and also during the American Civil War. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War His love of adventure took him to America, and when he was about twenty-five years of age he took part in the American Civil War. The Mastery of the Air The matter of ministerial and general British attitude toward democracy as affecting British policy during the American Civil War will be considered in a later chapter. Great Britain and the American Civil War By the time the American Civil War had been over for twenty years, that part of Northern Ohio where the Bentley farms lay had begun to emerge from pioneer life. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life During the American Civil War he was consulting surgeon in the Mower Army Hospital, near Philadelphia, and acquired considerable reputation for his operations in cases of gun-shot wounds. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 It was during this journey that Mr. Gladstone made the memorable speech, at New Castle, upon the American Civil War, which had broken out the same year. The Grand Old Man Another example of the disintegrating effects of the disfranchisement of minorities is to be seen in the American Civil War. Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election In 1908 I read in the British Museum many newspapers and journals for the years 1860-1865, and then planned a survey of English public opinion on the American Civil War. Great Britain and the American Civil War Another calamity, also foreseen by statesmen, the outbreak of the American Civil War, gave India commercial hope, and retrieved the finances which the Company's rule had thrown into hopeless disorder. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 It was several months before he recovered from the shock sufficiently to take up business again; and then the American Civil War came and completed his ruin. David Poindexter's Disappearance, and Other Tales The contents of this book are a revision of a series of lectures at Oxford and Cambridge universities in the Spring of 1914 with the caption on Economic Causes in the American Civil War. A Century of Negro Migration This is the logic of the application of the principle of "self-determination" to the political rights at issue in the American Civil War. The Peace Negotiations A Personal Narrative My very first memory is concerned with the American Civil War—a conflict which has always exercised a great influence over my mind. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography The Red Badge of Courage is a remarkable romance of the American Civil War. History of American Literature During the American Civil War certain men committed some dastardly and unlawful deeds, and were sentenced to be shot. When the Holy Ghost is Come The close of the American Civil War set loose many Irish veterans who eagerly enlisted in the cause of "the Irish Republic." Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century The 'cotton drain,' as it is called—the drain to the East to pay for Indian cotton during the American Civil War took many millions from this country for a series of years. Lombard Street : a description of the money market The American Civil War, fought half a century ago, was a costly procedure for the American people. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict He had been in the Papal Zouaves, and fought also in the American Civil War... Messer Marco Polo Europe was moving rapidly, and the conduct of England during the American Civil War was the last thing that London liked to recall. The Education of Henry Adams During the American Civil War his sympathies were strongly enlisted for the North against the cause of the slave- holders, and his speeches helped to restrain the hostile feeling of the aristocracy. Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century The record of our own American Civil War need scarcely be recalled. A Collection of Stories But the most memorable event of this brief war occurred on the sea - the greatest battle of ironclad ships in the period between the American Civil War and the Japan-China contest. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict |
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