to end the state of war
21Virginia in the American Civil War — The Commonwealth of Virginia was a prominent part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. It sponsored a convention about secession on February 13, 1861, after six states seceded to form the Confederacy on February 4.… …
22Arkansas in the American Civil War — The state of Arkansas was a part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, and provided a source of troops, supplies, and military and political leaders for the fledgling country. Arkansas had become the 25th state of… …
23Infantry in the American Civil War — The Infantry in the American Civil War comprised foot soldiers who fought primarily with small arms, and they carried the brunt of the fighting on battlefields across the United States. As the Civil War progressed, battlefield tactics soon… …
24Origins of the American Civil War — For events following South Carolina s declaration of secession from the Union, see Battle of Fort Sumter and American Civil War. The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first stage in a conflict that had been brewing for decades. The main explanation… …
25Texas in the American Civil War — Confederate States in the American Civil War South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama …
26Louisville in the American Civil War — was a major stronghold of Union forces, which kept Kentucky firmly in the Union. It was the center of planning, supplies, recruiting and transportation for numerous campaigns, especially in the Western Theater. By the end of the war, Louisville… …
27Indiana in the American Civil War — Indiana played a critical role during the American Civil War. Despite significant Copperhead activity in the state and southern Indiana s ancestral ties to the Southern Confederacy, it did not secede from the Union. During the course of the war,… …
28Kentucky in the American Civil War — Confederate States in the American Civil War South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama …
29Connecticut in the American Civil War — Union States in the American Civil War California Connecticut Illinois Indiana Iowa …
30France in the American Revolutionary War — France, despite its financial difficulties, used the occasion of the American Revolutionary War (1776–1781) to weaken its arch rival in European and world affairs, Britain. Independence for the colonies would seriously damage the British Empire… …
