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[WIP] The Ultimate American Civil War
The American Civil War only lasted for 4 years (1861-1865). Yet its events, stories, misconceptions, and legacy remain as complex as ever. This Iceberg serves as both an introduction to the American Civil War to newcomers, as well as those who are already knowledgeable of the subject, looking to learn something new. Links are provided for every entry. Hover over the “Person entries” to view a quote by them (if applicable) For events, hover over to see when they took place.
Event
Battle
Person
Technology
Piece of Legislation
Document
Campaign
Regiment/Brigade
Song
Miscellaneous
Photo
Literature
Theories/Explanations
Precursor Event
Ship
Army
Union General UGConfederate General CGUnion Victory UVConfederate Victory CVOther Yankee OYOther Confederate OCUnion Admiral UAConfederate Admiral CAInconclusive IC
The 3/5ths Compromise (1787)
The Northwest Ordinance (1787)
The Louisiana Purchase (1803)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
The Nullification Crisis (1832-1833)
Texas War of Independence (1835-1836)
The Mexican American War (1846-1848)
The California Gold Rush (1849)
The Great Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
The Caning of Charles Sumner (1856)
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry (1859)
George MeadeUG
"When Johnny comes Marching Home"
The Attack on Fort SumterCV
William T ShermanUG
The Secession of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson DavisOC
P53 EnfieldOC
Shermans March to the SeaUV
Billy YankOY
The Surrender at Appomattox CourthouseUV
Abraham LincolnOY
The Gettysburg Address
John Wilkes BoothOC
The Railroad
1861 Springfield MusketOC
George B McClellanUG
The Battle of GettysburgUV
The Battle of Shiloh UV
The Battle of FredericksburgCV
Iron Clads
Robert E LeeCG
Johnny RebOC
The Siege of VicksburgUV
Stonewall JacksonCG
Ulysses S GrantUG
PGT BeauregardCG
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
First Battle of Bull RunCV
The 13th Amendment
The Telegraph
The Battle of AntietamUV
"Dixie"
Approximately 620,000 Soldiers died in the Civil War
The Vicksburg Campaign UV
Atlanta Campaign UV
Harriet Tubman OY
African American Soldiers in the Union Army OY
Army of the PotomacOY
Army of Northern VirginiaOC
The Battle of ChancellorsvilleCV
Spencer repeating rifleOY
Load in Nine Times!
Philip SheridanUG
Rifled Cannons
Most Soldiers died from disease, not battle wounds
The 54th MassachusettsOY
"The Bonnie Blue Flag"OC
The Anaconda PlanOY
George Armstrong CusterUG
The 20th Maine RegimentOY
Joseph E Johnston CG
James LongstreetCG
The Cornerstone SpeechOC
Balloons
The Confederate Conscription Acts
Joshua ChamberlainUG
Alexander StephensOC
First United States SharpshootersOY
The Overland CampaignIC
The Battle of ChickamaugaCV
The Siege of Petersburg UV
Sharps rifleOY
Braxton BraggCG
The Battle of Hampton RoadsIC
The Battle of Fort DonelsonUV
Ambrose BurnsideUG
"John Brown's Body"
1863 New York City Draft Riots
David Farragut UA
William SewardOY
Joseph HookerUG
Nathan Bedford ForrestCG
The capture of New Orleans UV
Winfield Scott HancockUG
JEB Stuart CG
"Battle Cry of Freedom"OY
"Marching through Georgia"
The 1864 Election UV
The Penisula Campaign CV
Special field order no. 191OC
The Battle of Fort WagnerCV
"Confederate Dead in Front of Dunker Church"OC
M1857 12-pounder NapoleonOYOC
The Seven Days BattlesCV
The Red Badge of CourageOY
Winfield Scott UG
Clara Barton OY
Quantrill's RaidersOC
Second Battle of Bull RunCV
Richard EwellCG
Richard Kirkland OC
"Tenting on the Old Campground"OY
George Pickett CG
The Iron BrigadeOY
Albert Sydney Johnston CG
The Chattanooga CampaignUV
Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpusOYOC
David Dixon PorterUA
John SedgwickUG
Jackson's Valley CampaignCV
George Henry ThomasUG
The Henry Rifle
Anesthesia OYOC
John Bell HoodCG
"My Old Kentucky Home"
Daniel SicklesUG
The Battle of Glorieta PassUV
The Irish BrigadeOY
The Battle of Fort Henry UV
The Battle of Wilson's CreekCV
The Battle of the WildernessIC
Hardees Infantry Tactics
What did Soldiers eat during the War?
The Battle of Nashville UV
The Battle of Franklin UV
"Confederate Dead behind the Stone Wall at Marye's Height's"OC
"The Yellow Rose of Texas"OC
The Surrender at Bennett PlaceUV
General order no.11 (David Hunter) OY
David HunterUG
Daniel Sickles's LegUG
Why Confederate Soldiers FoughtOC
Stand WatieCG
The Battle of Cold HarborCV
Army of the CumberlandOY
The Battle of Missionary RidgeUV
The Maryland Campaign UV
The Battle of New Market CV
The HL Hunley OC
The Battle of Cornith UV
"Lorena"
German-American Army unitsOY
The Battle of Mobile BayUV
The Massacre at Fort PillowCV
"Kingdom Coming"
John F ReynoldsUG
William Rosecrans UG
The Trent Affair
The Andersonville Prison CampOC
Jubal Early CG
Special field order no. 15 OY
William HardeeCG
Franz Sigel UG
The Battle of Spotsylvania CourthouseIC
Oliver Otis HowardUG
The Battle of the CraterCV
John PopeUG
Patrick Cleburne CG
Robert Anderson UG
The Battle of Five ForksUV
Lewis ArmisteadCG
Raphael SemmesCA
Alfred WaudOY
John L. BurnsOY
The Battle of MonocacyUVCV
Whitworth RifleOC
Tales of Soldiers and CiviliansOY
Franklin-Nashville Campaign UV
Sheridan's Valley Campaign of 1864UV
John Gibbon UG
1st MinnesotaOY
John Singleton Mosby CG
Burnside CarbineOY
The Free State of JonesOY
Don Carlos Buell UG
Lew WallaceUG
Morgan's Great Raid of 1863UV
Burning of Chambersburg, PACV
"Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!"
The Confederate Heartland OffensiveUV
"Hard Times Come Again No More"
John Brown Gordon CG
The Many Wounds of John Brown Gordon CG
The Battle of Stones RiverUV
Irvin McDowell UG
Andrew Curtin OY
Oliver P Morton OY
Burnside carbine OY
Henry Warner Slocum UG
The S in Ulysses S Grant stood for nothingUG
Battle of Palmito Ranch CV
The Wade-Davis BillOY
Siege of Port HudsonUV
2nd Kansas Colored Infantry OY
Walt Whitman visited multiple hospitals during the WarOY
First Battle of Winchester
The Port Royal Experiment OY
Alexander Stuart Webb UG
The Combahee Ferry RaidUV
Sam Watkins OC
The Star of the WestOYOC
The 1st Kansas Colored InfantryOY
Senator James Henry LaneOY
PGT Beauregard became a Civil Rights ActivistOC
Emory Upton UG
The Battle of Gettysburg was not fought over shoes
Leonidas PolkCG
Missouri BushwhackersOC
Fitz John PorterUG
Mark Twain deserted from the Confederate ArmyOC
The Battle of Seven PinesIC
The Brother of Lincoln's Assassin saved Lincoln's Son. OY
Henry WirzCG
Second Battle of Fort FisherUV
"The New York Volunteer"OY
The Battle of Jonesborough UV
Woman Soldiers in the American Civil WarOYOC
The Battle of Harpers Ferry CV
Joshua Chamberlain was pronounced dead during the Battle of Petersburg UG
Dakota War of 1862UV
Dakota 38 OY
Glow in the Dark Wounds at Shiloh OY
Jefferson C DavisUG
British Explorer Henry Morton Stanley was a Confederate Soldier turned Union SoldierOY
The Siege of Fort Pulsaki UV
Grierson's RaidUV
Henry Lawson Wyatt OC
Elmer E Ellsworth UG
Francis E. Brownell OY
Lafayette McLawsCG
The Battle of Cherbourg UV
The Tragedy at Ebenezer Creek OY
Double Barreled CannonOC
The Great Locomotive Chase CV
The Battle of Fort StevensUV
George StonemanUG
Wilson's Raid UV
Third Battle of WinchesterUV
The Red River Campaign CV
The Battle of Malvern Hill UV
The Defense of Cincinnati UV
Stephen D LeeCG
Ivan Turchin UG
The Sack of Athens UV
The Battle of South Mountain UV
"A lone grave on battle-field of Antietam"OY
1st Louisiana Native Guard (Confederate)OC
Albert Pike CG
August Willich UG
A Private by the name of Jacob Miller survived getting shot in the Head. OY
Mormons in the Civil War
The Battle of Fort Sanders UV
William Sherman survived two shipwrecks on the same day UG
Earl Van Dorn CG
The Battle of OlusteeCV
Theodore Roosevelt witnessed Lincoln's Funeral OY
"Photo of Abraham Lincoln's Casket"OY
Sophronia Smith Hunt OY
Hughes breech-loading cannonOC
The Camden ExpeditionCVOY
The Battle of Poison SpringCV
Stonewall Jackson was a hypochondriac, among other ailmentsCG
Asian Soldiers in the American Civil WarOYOC
The long walk of the Navajo OY
Old Green EyesIC
Champ Ferguson OC
Felix Salm-SalmUG
Charles J. SimonsOY
Joseph Pierce OY
Robert E Lee broke his wrist during the Battle of Antietam CG
General Order No.11 (Grant) UG
The AlligatorOY
The Sultana disasterOY
Italian General Giuseppe Garibaldi was offered to be a Major General in the Union Army UGOY
Patrick Cleburne proposed enlisting Slaves into the Confederate ArmyCG
Daniel HoughOY
Abraham Lincoln and Tsar Alexander II were Pen PalsOY
"The Red Legs"OY
Col Vincent Addison Witcher
The Confederate Massacre at Saltville UV
Did Lincoln predict his own Death?OY
Saint Albans RaidUV
Wlodzimierz KrzyzanowskiUG
Julius Stahel UG
Did Jefferson Davis Approve the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy?OC
Battle of Fairfax Court House (1863)CV
Battle of Fairfax Court House (1861)IC
The Battle of Big Bethel CV
Douglas the Camel OC
The Story of Private Patrick Garrity OC
The Siamese Twins were Plantation Owners
The Siamese Twins had sons that fought for the Confederacy
The Lost 1860s Educational PostersOY
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