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U.S. Casualties in the Major Wars
The Question: How many civilians died as a direct or indirect result of the fighting during the American Civil War? The Answer: As far as we…The Largest Battle of the Western Hemisphere
The Question: I've been told the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere was fought early in the month of July. What was that battle…Civil War Battles
The Question: What state was the site of the most battles during the U.S. Civil War? The Answer: A report by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission…Robert E. Lee
Name at birth: Robert Edward LeeRobert E. Lee was the Confederacy's most famous general in the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee was first a soldier in the U.S. Army: He attended West Point (…Chancellorsville, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Chancellorsville, battle of, May 2–4, 1863, in the American Civil War. Late in Apr., 1863, Joseph Hooker, commanding the Union Army of the Potomac, moved against Robert E. Lee, whose…Five Civilized Tribes
(Encyclopedia) Five Civilized Tribes, inclusive term used since mid-19th cent. for the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes of E Oklahoma. By 1850 some 60,000 members of these…John Brown
John Brown is a famous figure in the fight over slavery that led up to the American Civil War. His murderous raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 showed the depth of the division between slave owners and…Robert Gould Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw was just 25 years old when he was killed leading a regiment of black soldiers into battle during the American Civil War. Shaw was born into a wealthy Boston family and attended…“Stonewall” Jackson
Name at birth: Thomas Jonathan JacksonThomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was one of the most honored generals of the American Civil War, the Confederate general who lost his arm and then his life from "…Charles Mackay
English writer Charles Mackay was a 19th-century chronicler of culture and events and a successful poet and lyricist. During his career as a journalist he worked for London's Morning Chronicle (1835…Trending
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