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U.S. Civil War


The U.S. Civil War, also known as the American Civil War, took place from 1861 to 1865. It was a conflict between the Northern states, known as the Union, and the Southern states, known as the Confederacy. The primary cause of the war was the disagreement over issues like slavery, states' rights, and economic differences between the North and South.

The war resulted in significant loss of life and had a profound impact on the nation. The Union, led by President Abraham Lincoln, ultimately emerged victorious. The war led to the abolition of slavery with the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and it further solidified the federal government's authority over the states.

The aftermath of the Civil War brought about a period of reconstruction, during which efforts were made to rebuild the South and integrate formerly enslaved individuals into society. The war's legacy continues to shape American society, politics, and culture, and it remains a significant chapter in U.S. history.

Top 5 Causes of the US Civil War:
1. Economic and social differences between the North and the South.
2. States versus federal rights.
3. The fight between Slave and Non-Slave State Proponents.
4. Growth of the Abolition Movement.
5. The election of Abraham Lincoln.
For more information, visit: americanhistory.about.com/ od/ civilwarmenu/ a/ cause_civil_war.htm


Fort Clinch, Fernandina Beach, Florida - Home to Union troops, March of 1862 - 1869










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US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Alonzo COLVIN (1847, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA (Washington) (Harris) - 16 April 1867, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA (Washington) (Harris))
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Charles Gerard CONN (29 January 1844, Phelps, New York, USA - 5 January 1931, Los Angeles, California, USA)
(Charles Jolham CONN & Sarah M BENJAMIN)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Stephen J COOK (16 July 1831, Chautauqua, New York, USA - 15 January 1912, Chautauqua, New York, USA)
(Samuel COOK & Thamler? VICNEY?)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Henry Joseph COON (05/01/1835, Scriba, Oswego County, New York, USA - 08/30/1910, Saginaw, Michigan, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  James Lewis COOPER (08/14/1848, Clarkson, New York, USA - 12/07/1918, Amber, Michigan, USA)
(Nelson COOPER & Elsie Jane CHILDS)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William CORBETT (7 March 1819, Strong, Maine, USA - 5 January 1894, New Vineyard, Maine, USA)
(Otis CORBETT & Hannah HISCOCK)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Frank Schofield CORBIN (20 October 1842, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA - 17 September 1862, Antietam, Maryland, USA)
(William CORBIN & Eliza SCHOFIELD)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Franklin Hiram CORLEW (10 May 1846, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA - 20 November 1913, Hadley, New York, USA)
(Thomas CORLEW & Azuba CORSET)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Willis CORY (14 January 1832, - 20 October 1871, Dayton, Ohio, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William Wesley COSPER (8 January 1842, , Ohio, USA - 30 November 1908, Seattle, Washington, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Noel COUTURIER (4 September 1835, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) - 26 November 1903, Leland, Leelanau, Michigan, USA)
(Michel-Joseph COUTURIER & Josephte THÉROUX)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   John Gilchrist COVER (2 January 1837, Adamsburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA - 9 October 1912, Baytown, Washington, Minnesota, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Edward B CURTIS (16 October 1843, Harpswell, Maine, USA (Orrs Island) - 30 December 1921, Bath, Maine, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Isaac Joel CURTIS (29 January 1840, Branswick, Medina, Ohio, USA - 24 August 1885, Fulton, Bourbon, Kansas, USA)
(Joel Warner CURTIS & Sally HULET)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Franklin B CURTISS (24 February 1841, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA (Waterville) - 6 June 1917, )
(Lucius CURTISS & Mary Ann CLEVELAND)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Lewis Cleveland CURTISS (27 May 1846, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA (Waterville) - 3 May 1896, Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, USA)
(Lucius CURTISS & Mary Ann CLEVELAND)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Alexander M. CUSHING (26 March 1823, - 24 November 1862, Sharpsburg, Maryland, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   George Armstrong CUSTER (5 December 1839, New Rumley, Ohio, USA - 25 June 1876, Little Bighorn, Montana, USA)
(Emanuel Henry CUSTER & Maria A WARD)
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US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Leonard N DAGGETT (February 1835, , Maine, USA - 9 September 1921, Robbinston, Maine, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Serril N. DAGGETT (29 January 1812, - 1 June 1878, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Jean Baptiste Clemile "Emile" DAIGLE (22 October 1826, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA - 10 September 1866, Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Joseph Morton DANFORTH (1825, Norton, Massachusetts, USA - 11 May 1878, Cummington, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Edward Hall DAVENPORT (4 September 1845, Heath, Massachusetts, USA - 23 April 1930, Orlando, Florida, USA)
(John DAVENPORT & Hannah HALL)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Bruyn Hasbrouck DAVIS (27 April 1827, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 19 October 1870, Atlantic Ocean / Pacific Ocean (at sea)*)
(John DAVIS & Eliza BANCROFT)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Charles E DAVIS (5 June 1839, Frenchboro, Maine, USA - 10 April 1918, Stonington, Maine, USA (Oceanville) (Green’s Landing))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Hildreth DAVIS (30 August 1812, Adams, Washington, Ohio, USA - 29 July 1886, Adams, Washington, Ohio, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John Augustus DAVIS (December 1841, New Portland, Maine, USA - 17 December 1913, Peaks Island, Cumberland, Maine, USA)
(John Augustus DAVIS & Maria Garcelon MOODY)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William Garcelon DAVIS (22 September 1838, New Portland, Maine, USA - 28 August 1862, , Virginia, USA)
(John Augustus DAVIS & Maria Garcelon MOODY)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Andrew H. DAVISON (1831, - 2 May 1870, Griswold, Connecticut, USA (Jewett City))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Oliver P. DAVISON (1836, - 3 December 1873, Griswold, Connecticut, USA (Jewett City))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Casper Honorius DEAN (22 February 1841, Monkton, Vermont, USA (Monkton Boro) - 28 December 1936, Monkton, Vermont, USA (Monkton Boro))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Michael DEEHAN (1 April 1838, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering) - 7 February 1866, Lewiston, Maine, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Charles Furlong DEGEN (1836, - 16 September 1863, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Theodore DEKIMPE (17 March 1830, , Belgium - 14 January 1873, Kirksville, Missouri, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Olivier DENIS (DENNY) (1822, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada - 1 December 1886, Ogdensburg, New York, USA)
(Joseph DENIS & Marie Jeanne Elisabeth JUILLET)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Roger S DERBY (29 January 1844, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA - 11 August 1872, Harrisville, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA (Chesham) (Eastview))
(Sherman Minot DERBY & Dorothy Colburn BROAD)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Daniel DICKINSON (18 January 1793, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst) - 25 December 1874, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  George DICKINSON (1829, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst) - 22 March 1864, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Orville DICKINSON (22 October 1842, , Indiana, USA - 1 October 1918, Zephyrhills, Florida, USA (Abbot Station))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Sylvanus H DOANE (18 May 1840, Dana, Massachusetts, USA* - 24 December 1862, Falmouth, Virginia, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John William DOBBS (1817, , Kentucky, USA - September 21 1863, Izard, Arkansas, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Elias Daniel DOSSEY (25 February 1827, Jasper, Georgia, USA - 10 May 1862, Fairville, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA)
(Daniel DOSSEY & Unity COPELAND)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William DOUGLAS (1821, - 13 July 1897, Leon, Butler, Kansas, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Benjamin DOUGLASS (1829, - , )
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Charles Remond DOUGLASS (21 October 1844, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA - 24 November 1920, Washington, DC, USA)
(Frederick Augustus Washington (BAILEY) DOUGLASS & Anna MURRAY)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Frederic DOUGLASS (3 March 1842, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA - 26 July 1892, Washington, DC, USA)
(Frederick Augustus Washington (BAILEY) DOUGLASS & Anna MURRAY)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Lewis Henry DOUGLASS (9 October 1840, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA - 19 September 1908, Washington, DC, USA)
(Frederick Augustus Washington (BAILEY) DOUGLASS & Anna MURRAY)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  James DOYLE (6 July 1846, Auburn, New York, USA - , )
(Daniel DOYLE & Honora CORRIGAN)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Charles DRAGER (1827, Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany - October 21 1895, Springfield, Missouri, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  George DUNBAR (1844, - 8 January 1867, Monson, Massachusetts, USA)
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