What led the United States into civil war in 1861? In this premiere episode of Kings and Generals’ American Civil War series, ...

Library of Congress Though the confederates had bombarded Fort Sumter two months earlier, signaling the start of the Civil War, there had ... On June 11, 1861, delegates from 32 counties in ...

By Febrary 1, 1861, six more states -- Mississippi ... Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas, North ...

Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on ... Choose from the following options to learn about the people, places and events surrounding the Civil War. Explore each episode and watch clips ...

Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...

Northern Illinois University Libraries Five months into the Civil War—on September 9—Richmond, Virginia’s Daily Dispatch editorialized that the time for debate had passed. “Words are now ...

By June of 1861, ten more states followed suit, forming the Confederate States of America. The Civil War started in April 1861 and raged for four years, according to Encyclopedia Brittanica.

Beneath the flap of canvas tents and the slow crackle of smoldering campfires, Civil War history came to life last weekend ...