The American Civil War: The Civil War Sitemap
The Civil War Sitemap provides access to all the articles from the causes of the conflict, the attempts to reach a compromise to avoid secession of the Southern States, the establishment of the Confederate States of America, the weapons and the uniforms, the battlefields, the military strategies and the terrible battles fought during the American Civil War. An ideal educational resource for kids, schools, college and homework projects. The American Civil War History: A Short History of each Year
The following links provide access to interesting information and an overview of each individual year of the Civil War. Discover facts about the major political events and the military progress of both the Union and Confederate armies and the battlefields that they fought on. A short history of the Civil War in just five pages! An ideal overview of the history of the Civil War for kids, students, schools and homework. The American Civil War: The Causes of the Civil War
There were many Causes of the Civil War, in fact we have listed no less than 38 contributing factors to the causes of the Civil War! The causes of the Civil War are presented in a comprehensive list with access to detailed articles for those searching for additional facts and information. The American Civil War Timeline: Key Dates and Events and the Union Blockade
Our Civil War Timeline provides a month by month, year by year chronicle of all of the key dates of important political events and military clashes of the Civil War. It is estimated that 2.75 million soldiers fought in the American Civil War. Two million from the Northern states and 750,000 from the Southern states. Facts and information about the military strategy of enforcing the Union Blockade. Extremely helpful overview of key dates for kids, students, schools and homework. The American Civil War: The Confederacy
The Confederacy consisted of eleven southern states that seceded (withdrew) from the Union to form their own country in 1860 and 1861 before, or just after, the inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln on March 4, 1861 and the start of the Civil War. The southern states that formed Confederate States of America (in order of secession) were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee. Four border states from the Upper South then seceded from the Union and were also admitted to the Confederacy (Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee). The Confederate States of America later accepted 2 additional states (Missouri and Kentucky), although neither of these states officially declared secession nor were they ever controlled by Confederate forces during the Civil War. The American Civil War: Inventions and Technology
The article on Civil War Inventions and Technology will bring some surprises. The American Civil War was revolutionized by the many inventions made possible by advances in technology that were prompted by the desperate need of new weapons and new advancements in military warfare. submarine, torpedoes, ironclads, mines, landmines, rifles and artillery. Communications between the battlefields were enhanced by telegraph and signaling systems. The transportation of troops and equipment was transformed by the railroad. Examples of Civil War Inventions and technology featured include weaponry, artillery, transportation, communications and medical advances. Discover facts and information about the Ironclads: Monitor vs Merrimac and the amazing history of the Confederate Submarine. The American Civil War: Civil War Weapons
Discover interesting facts and info about the Civil War weapons, war machines and technology that were used by soldiers on the battlefields, and at sea. 
A 13 inch mortar used during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia. | Neither side was prepared for the Civil War. At the opening of hostilities, the U.S. Army consisted of less than 17,000 regular troops. The weapons used during the American Civil War included: Small Weapons
Swords
Sabers
Knives
Bayonets
Rifles
Muskets
Pistols
Hand Grenades | Large Weapons
Cannons
Napoleon Cannon
Field Guns
Howitzers
Mortars
Gatling Gun
Ironclad Warships
Confederate Submarines |
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Civil War Cannon |
The American Civil War: Union and Confederate Uniforms
The combatants of the American Civil War were the southern states who joined the Confederate States of America (CSA), also referred to the Confederacy or simply "The South" and the Union (USA) referred to as "The North". The term "Yankee" was the most common nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers in the Civil War, other nicknames included Billy Yanks, Jayhawkers, Blue-bellies, Yanks, Bummers and Federals. The soldiers of the South, the Confederacy (CSA), were called by nicknames such as Johnny Rebs, Butternuts, Grays, Rebels, Rebs, Graybacks, Dixie and Secesh (short for secessionist). Some of the nicknames referred to the Civil War uniforms worn by the soldiers. Confederate troops wore troops wore gray or butternut uniforms (they used nutshells to make the dye) - refer to Confederate Soldiers Uniforms. Whereas Union soldiers wore blue uniforms - refer to Union Soldiers Uniforms. Guerrilla fighters of the Confederate army were called Bushwackers. The American Civil War and Facts: The Mason-Dixon Line
The Mason-Dixon Line was the boundary line that split the free states of the North from the slave states of the South in the Civil War. The Mason-Dixon Line went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south. The word 'Dixie' was used to designate the South in the United States. The American Civil War: Civil War Statistics and the Cost of the American Civil War
There are many interesting facts and Civil War Statistics, especially relating to the casualties of war. And what about the Financial Cost of the Civil War? Do you know how many rounds per minute a Gatling gun could fire or how much it cost to capture Jefferson Davis? Both of these articles are full of interesting stats and facts about the Civil War. The American Civil War and Facts: Prisoners of War
A massive number of troops on both sides were taken as prisoners during the American Civil War. An estimated number of some 214,000 Confederate soldiers were imprisoned in the North in the Civil War, during which time 26,000 of them died. Approximately 211,000 Union soldiers were captured and imprisoned in the South in the Civil War, during which time approximately 30,000 of them died. Andersonville Prison, Georgia and Libby Prison, at Richmond, Virginia were two of the Confederate military prisons for Union Army soldiers in the Civil War. Camp Chase, Ohio and Rock Island Prison, Illinois were two of the Union prisons for Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. There were few places available initially to hold captive prisoners and exchange system was used. The exchange system of the Civil War disintegrated in 1863 because the Confederacy refused to treat black prisoners the same as white prisoners. | | | The Civil War and Facts: Civil War Generals and Leaders
The most famous Civil War Generals and leaders in the war were: Union Generals and Leaders
President Abraham Lincoln
Edwin M. Stanton (Secretary of War)
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
David D. Porter
George Mcclellan
Philip Sheridan
George Custer | Confederate Generals and Leaders
President Jefferson Davis
Judah P. Benjamin (Secretary of War)
Robert E. Lee
Joseph E. Johnston
Raphael Semmes
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Braxton Bragg
P.G.T. Beauregard |
The best Generals of the war were General Robert E. Lee for the Confederacy and General Ulysses S. Grant for the Union. General Robert E. Lee claimed famous victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville for the South and bravely defended a perimeter around Petersburg and Richmond. General Ulysses S. Grant was the strong, brilliant adversary of General Robert E. Lee. General Grant led Union victories including the battles of Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Shiloh, Vicksburg and Spotsylvania. | 
General William T. Sherman at Atlanta |
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