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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   Benoni LACHANCE (20 June 1841, Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada - 22 January 1919, Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   John Baptiste LADEAU (14 June 1843, Charlotte, Vermont, USA - 7 January 1919, Hyde Park, Vermont, USA (Hydepark))
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Joseph Armand LAMBERT (16 September 1842, Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs) - 25 March 1933, Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Reuben S. LANPHEAR (1829, - 23 December 1902, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Samuel Washington LARD (25 October 1841, , Alabama, USA - 30 January 1913, Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Louis LARIVIERE (23 January 1829, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) - 02/12/1891, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville))
(Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE & Marguerite BOUVIER)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Henry LAROSE (21 April 1841, , Vermont, USA - 15 November 1930, Monkton, Vermont, USA (Monkton Boro))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Wells LATHROP (25 February 1795, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, USA - 12 April 1871, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Peleg P LAWTON (13 March 1843, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point) - 1928, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
(Isaac LAWTON & Melina A SOULE)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John Slaughter LEAR (24 November 1846, Goodwine, Henrico, Virginia, USA - 13 October 1930, Midlothian, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Harvey N LEIGHTON (14 August 1839, Augusta, Maine, USA - 9 August 1925, Zephyrhills, Florida, USA (Abbot Station))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Thomas Wells LEONARD (3 July 1839, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA - 15 July 1863, , Louisiana, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Charles E. LEWIS (1837, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA - 17 September 1862, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William H. LEWIS (1841, - 3 September 1863, Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA (South Lyme))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Samuel L'HOMMEDIEU (1824, - 29 March 1865, Chester, Connecticut, USA)
(Ezra L'HOMMEDIEU & Hannah AYER)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Ebenezer LIBBY (9 May 1822, , Maine, USA - 18 September 1868, Windham, Maine, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Samuel Dean LIBBY (4 March 1795, - 15 April 1866, Unity, Maine, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Clark LILLIBRIDGE (15 November 1837, - 20 October 1861, Willington, Connecticut, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Francis Danielson LINCOLN (13 September 1821, , Massachusetts, USA - 8 May 1901, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA)
(Asa LINCOLN & Sarah DANIELSON)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Jeremiah Grover LINSCOTT (1826, - 13 December 1864, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Lark Southgate LIVERMORE (12 October 1819, German, Chenango, New York, USA - 7 February 1894, , Iowa, USA)
(Abel LIVERMORE & Deborah SALISBURY)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Micajah LONG (10 March 1846, , North Carolina, USA - 2 December 1907, Orlando, Florida, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Amos W LORD (1842, - 30 November 1862, Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA (South Lyme))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Dexter M. LORD (1845, - 26 March 1863, Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA (South Lyme))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John Baptiste Nezem LORIO (31 October 1834, St John the Baptist, Louisiana, USA - 11 May 1911, White Castle, Iberville, Louisiana, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Frank LOWELL (24 October 1844, Farmingdale, Maine, USA - 24 June 1924, Chelsea, Maine, USA (Togus))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Calvin LUTHER (1823, - 4 March 1875, Johnston, Rhode Island, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Michael Robert LUTTRELL (1847, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA - , )
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Daniel E. LYMAN (1844, - 2 November 1862, Alexandria, Virginia, USA)
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US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Theodore Dwight Weld MANCHESTER (18 October 1840, Cayuga County, New York, USA - 1916, Racine, Wisconsin, USA)
(James T MANCHESTER & Lucy Ann THORNTON)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Edward W. MANLEY (1843, Pelham, Massachusetts, USA - 21 February 1863, Washington, North Carolina, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Henry Hatch MANNING (17 May 1844, Warwick, Massachusetts, USA - 4 September 1868, Warwick, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William G. MANTER (March 1829, Wayne, Maine, USA - 13 February 1863, Fairfax, Virginia, USA (Providence))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Waldo Barrett MAYNARD (16 March 1838, Northborough, Massachusetts, USA (Northboro) - 24 September 1862, Keedysville, Washington County, Maryland, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Alamando MCBRIDE (1835, , Massachusetts, USA - 18 October 1869, Glocester, Rhode Island, USA (West Glocester) (Chepachet) (Harmony))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Thomas Mitchell MCCLURE (14 September 1840, Murray County, Georgia, USA - 11 March 1916, Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA)
(Joseph A MCCLURE & Patience Elizabeth MCCLAIN)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William O. MCCONKEY (30 March 1849, , Ohio, USA - 8 July 1878, Dayton, Ohio, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William MCCOY (March 18, 1828, Spencer County, Indiana, USA - November 18, 1899, Wayne, Illinois, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Robert MCCUE (1824, , Ireland - 9 November 1878, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Johnson MCDOWELL (31 August 1824, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora) - 10 July 1886, Auburn, New York, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  George Washington MCELWAIN (1783, Middlefield, Massachusetts, USA - 18 July 1861, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Richard L. MCINTOSH (March 17, 1817, Albany County, New York, USA - April 1, 1865, Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange))
(Henry MCINTOSH & Elizabeth SIMONS)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Patrick MCMAHON (10 March 1840, , Ireland - 15 October 1880, Ware, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John Lewis MCSWEENEY (15 March 1818, Boherbue, County Cork, Ireland - 11 May 1890, Newfoundland, Elliott, Kentucky, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Jacob MESSIER (10 November 1841, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada - 3 September 1929, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
(Louis MESSIER & Thecle DEMERS)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Benjamin F. MILLER (1837, - 25 November 1867, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Daniel MILLER (2 May 1844, , Ohio, USA - 23 May 1906, Tucson, Arizona, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Frank H. MILLER (1835, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA (Wyben) - 15 June 1863, New Bern, North Carolina, USA (Newbern))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Fred H. MILLER (28 December 1842, , Germany (German States) (German Empire) - 28 November 1912, Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Ozro MILLER (27 December 1827, Dummerston, Vermont, USA - 15 July 1862, Richmond, Virginia, USA)
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