Outline of the American Civil War
Overview of the American Civil War
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Civil War:
American Civil War civil war in the United States of America that lasted from 1861 to 1865. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America , also known as "the Confederacy." Led by Jefferson Davis , the Confederacy fought against the United States (the Union ), which was supported by all the free states (where slavery had been abolished) and by five slave states that became known as the border states .
Etymology
Combatants
The Union (USA) also known as "The North" · Union Army · Union Navy
vs. The Confederacy (CSA) also known as "The South" · Confederate Army · Confederate Navy
Union
Confederacy
Pre-war environment
Origins of the war
Origins of the American Civil War
During the war
Commerce and Infrastructure
Military Forces
Confederate Forces
Union Forces
General Military
The Armed Personnel
Firearms
Ships and Submarines
Military strategy
Fighting the War
Theaters
Campaigns
American Civil War Campaigns
Major battles
List of American Civil War battles
Battle of Fort Sumter – April 12, 1861 and April 13, 1861First Battle of Bull Run – July 21, 1861Battle of Wilson's Creek – August 10, 1861Battle of Fort Donelson – February 12 to February 16, 1862Battle of Pea Ridge – March 7 and March 8, 1862Battle of Hampton Roads – March 8, 1862 and March 9, 1862Battle of Shiloh – April 6 and April 7, 1862Battle of New Orleans – April 25 to May 1, 1862Battle of Eltham's Landing - May 7, 1862Battle of Seven Pines – May 31 and June 1, 1862Seven Days Battles – June 25 to July 1, 1862
Second Battle of Bull Run – August 28 to August 30, 1862Battle of South Mountain - September 14, 1862Battle of Antietam – September 17, 1862Battle of Perryville – October 8, 1862Battle of Fredericksburg – December 11 to December 15, 1862Battle of Stones River – December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863Battle of Chancellorsville – April 30 to May 6, 1863Battle of Gettysburg – July 1 to July 3, 1863Siege of Vicksburg – May 19 to July 4, 1863Battle of Chickamauga – September 19 to September 20, 1863Battles for Chattanooga – November 23 to November 25, 1863Battle of the Wilderness – May 5 to May 7, 1864Battle of Spotsylvania Court House – May 8 to May 21, 1864Battle of Cold Harbor – May 31 to June 3, 1864Battle of Atlanta – July 22, 1864Battle of Mobile Bay – August 5, 1864Battle of Guard Hill - August 16, 1864Battle of Fisher's Hill - September 21 to September 22, 1864Battle of Cedar Creek - October 19, 1864Battle of Franklin – November 30, 1864Battle of Nashville – December 15 to December 16, 1864Battle of Five Forks – April 1, 1865Battle of Sailor's Creek - April 6, 1865Battle of Appomattox Court House - April 9, 1865
States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Foreign countries
Australia
Bahamas
Belize
Brazil
Canada
France
Mexico
United Kingdom
Aftermath of the war
Historical Reenactment
Books
Novels
Games
Magazines
Music
See also
References
External links
Causes of the Civil War . primary sourcesCivil War Letters — Primary Sources and First Person Accounts.Declarations of Causes of Secession Alexander Stephens' Cornerstone Speech Lincoln's Call for Troops The Civil War Home Page The Civil War - website with more than 7,000 pages of Civil War content, including the complete run of Harper's Weekly newspapers from the Civil War.The American Civil War - Detailed listing of events, documents, battles, commanders and important people of the US Civil WarCivil War: Death and Destruction - slideshow by Life magazine Civil War photos at the National Archives View images from the Civil War Photographs Collection at the Library of CongressUniversity of Tennessee: U.S. Civil War Generals The Civil War PBS documentary by Ken Burns Individual state's contributions to the Civil War: California , Florida , Illinois #1 [usurped] Illinois #2 , Ohio , Pennsylvania
WWW-VL: History: USA Civil War 1855–1865 Civil War Preservation Trust Civil War Era Digital Collection at Gettysburg College This collection contains digital images of political cartoons, personal papers, pamphlets, maps, paintings and photographs from the Civil War Era held in Special Collections at Gettysburg College."Fort Morgan and the Battle of Mobile Bay" , a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan"WWW Guide to Civil War Prisons" (2004) TOCWOC Civil War Blog A group Civil War blog consisting of informed amateurs.Civil War Books and Authors Blog A Civil War blog focusing mainly on book reviews.Civil War Bookshelf American Civil War historiography and publishing blogged daily by Dimitri Rotov.American Civil War in Alabama, Encyclopedia of Alabama Grand Valley State University Civil War digital collection Seven Civil War Stories Your Teacher Never Told You by Eric Johnson, CNN , June 12, 2009The American Civil War Timeline Project - A community contributed project to, chronologically and geographically, map the events of the war.
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