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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  photo of ancestor   Virgil Walter EARP (18 July 1843, Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA - 19 October 1905, Goldfield, Esmeralda, Nevada, USA)
(Nicholas Porter EARP & Virginia Ann COOKSEY)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John Henry EDDY (14 February 1840, - 27 November 1876, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Anson Stiles EDGERTON (1823, Barkhamsted, Connecticut, USA (Riverton) - 11 December 1893, Granby, Connecticut, USA (North Granby))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Joshua EDWARDS (November 1824, Raymond, Maine, USA - 17 August 1862, Camp Parapet, Ship Island, Louisiana, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  George A. ELDRED (1833, - 30 August 1862, , Virginia, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John ELLIS (16 February 1820, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA - 2 August 1870, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Monroe EMMONS (1839, - 26 July 1862, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William Ellis ENDICOTT (1 April 1842, Canton, Massachusetts, USA - 3 June 1903, Canton, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John Thomas ESLER (1842, - 31 May 1877, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Whitmore Barrett ESTABROOK (12 March 1838, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA - 7 May 1906, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA)
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US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Payson FAIRFIELD (1839, - 28 October 1865, New Gloucester, Maine, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John N. FENTON (1842, , Connecticut, USA - 1 August 1865, Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  James William FIELD (1835, , Maine, USA - 1872, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John W. FISK (23 July 1833, - 11 January 1910, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Nathan B FISK (10 October 1822, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate) - 15 November 1899, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Daniel Michael FITZPATRICK (November 1841, , Ireland - 2 February 1914, Olean, New York, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Willis F FOOTE (1846, Geauga County, Ohio, USA - 1 August 1905, Allegan, Allegan, Michigan, USA)
(Davis M FOOTE & Mercy Anna BROWN)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Thomas A. FRANCIS (29 January 1844, Durham, Connecticut, USA - 17 September 1862, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Ludwig FRANK (20 October 1833, , Germany (German States) (German Empire) - 11 June 1873, Newport, Rhode Island, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Carlos Dwight FREEMAN (4 February 1841, - 14 July 1863, Norton, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  David Moulton FRENCH (21 May 1821, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation) - 24 June 1871, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Edward FRIEL (1843, , Ireland - 11 December 1878, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Henry Clay FULLER (8 January 1828, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA - 30 May 1876, Walpole, Massachusetts, USA)
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US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Obediah GEORGE (November 1836, , Ohio, USA - 24 August 1904, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  François GERVAIS (16 August 1821, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) - 1883, Malone, New York, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Joseph Kent GIBBINS (1841, Granville, Massachusetts, USA - 1 January 1863, Alexandria, Virginia, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Samuel E. GIBBS (11 February 1838, - 1 June 1864, Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Stephen Simpson GIBSON (26 March 1843, , Illinois, USA - 24 January 1916, Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
(William GIBSON & Anna HIGGINS)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Clinton GILBERT (1843, - 7 October 1871, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Charles W GLEASON (1839, - 6 April 1865, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket))
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Robert Hale Ives GODDARD (21 September 1837, Providence, Rhode Island, USA - 22 April 1916, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  George M. GODFREY (1826, , Connecticut, USA - 23 April 1863, Danbury, Connecticut, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Samuel Cornelius GODWIN (March 1846, , Tennessee, USA - , )
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Amasa R. GOFF (1843, - 28 June 1865, Richmond, Virginia, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Harry Elwood GOFF (3 May 1876, Johnston, Rhode Island, USA - 16 September 1903, Barrington, Rhode Island, USA (West Barrington))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William Mathenson GOFF (1844, - 2 May 1871, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Thomas F GOODE (22 December 1839, Townland Derrylahan, County Roscommon, Moore Parish, Ireland - 8 January 1914, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  David GORDON (August 1829, Ramapo, Rockland, New York, USA - 14 July 1898, Warwick, Orange, New York, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Moses GORDY (1830, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA - 5 May 1864, Wilderness, Orange County, Virginia, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Isaac Moses GORE (7 March 1837, , Virginia, USA - 20 September 1917, )
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Henry W. GORTON (17 March 1833, - 14 December 1864, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA (Washington) (Harris))
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Thomas Jordan GOULD (10 April 1841, Lisbon, Maine, USA (Lisbon Falls) - 8 July 1929, Lisbon, Maine, USA (Lisbon Falls))
(Jacob GOULD & Rebecca HINCKLEY)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William B GOULD (1822, Ware, Massachusetts, USA - 10 February 1873, Ware, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  George A. GRAHAM (1845, - 1864, Bristol, Connecticut, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  James Alden GRANT (22 August 1832, Cutler, Maine, USA - 18 June 1864, Petersburg, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA)
(James Alden GRANT & Elmira CATES)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William GREEN (1828, - 29 March 1874, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Caleb H H GREENE (1840, - 15 December 1864, West Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA (Nooseneck))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  David GREIBER (1840, , Germany (German States) (German Empire) - March 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville))
(Andreas GREIBER & Mary (Anna Maria) LANGE GREIBER (LEDIG))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Joseph GROVER (1821, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) - 2 November 1862, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Francis Ashbury GROVES (1840, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) - 24 April 1869, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville))
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