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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  Joseph Neal MOULTON (13 April 1826, Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA - 4 June 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
(Jonathan Smith MOULTON & Deborah NEAL)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Samuel Moore Senter MOULTON (1 August 1837, Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA - 11 May 1886, Laconia, New Hampshire, USA (Lakeport) (Weirs Beach) (The Weirs))
(John Carroll MOULTON & Nellie Bean SENTER)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Stephen Carpenter MOULTON (31 July 1837, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA - 24 January 1908, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Watchemoket) (Rumford))
(James Bliss MOULTON & Abigail Whipple CARPENTER)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Albert MOWRY (1840, - 11 October 1866, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Augustus MUMBLO (9 November 1833, , Canada - 16 April 1906, Middlebury, Vermont, USA (East Middlebury) (Farmingdale))
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US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  George F. NEWELL (4 February 1835, - 10 June 1870, Johnston, Rhode Island, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John Augustus NEWELL (31 March 1842, Essex County, New York, USA - 30 August 1910, Portland, Oregon, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  George NIARD (1834, Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA - 31 October 1865, Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John Wesley NICHOLS (7 May 1845, Mooers, New York, USA - 18 September 1917, Milford, New Hampshire, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Monroe NICHOLS (2 April 1834, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) - 7 January 1868, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Thomas Wilson Dorr NICHOLS (1842, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (North Kingston) (Wickford) (Davisville) (Saunderstown) (Allenton) - 23 November 1880, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack) (Howard))
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Luke Bicknell NOYES (13 May 1837, Abington, Massachusetts, USA - 6 December 1886, Whitman, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Hugh NUGENT (1840, - 16 December 1875, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Orzo N NURSE (NOURSE) (15 June 1829, Littleton, New Hampshire, USA (Chiswick) - 16 April 1896, Groton, Vermont, USA (Groton Pond) (Rickers Mills) (Rickers) (West Groton))
(Timothy NURSE & Lucinda FARR)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Martin L NUTT (July 1841, , New York, USA - 27 June 1864, Andersonville, Sumter, Georgia, USA)
(John Lyman NUTT & Isabel WOODARD)
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US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  George H OAKES (1841, New Salem, Massachusetts, USA - 14 June 1876, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William Bailey OCCLESTON (1835, , Massachusetts, USA - 24 August 1867, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack) (Howard))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Daniel O'DONOVAN (1820, , Ireland - 7 November 1886, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Evelyn Henry OLMSTED (27 August 1840, - 4 December 1862, Washington, DC, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Joseph ORCUTT (1785, - 25 December 1865, Cummington, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Maxime ORELL (1838, , Canada - , )
(Antoine (Anthony) ORRILL (ORALE) & Margaret UNKNOWN)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Sefton "David" ORRELL (WORRELL) (1836, , England (United Kingdom) - 27 June 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   John Y OSBORN (3 May 1834, Orange County, New York, USA - 19 January 1898, Ionia County,Michigan, USA)
(Milton OSBORN & Lilly Elizabeth HAMMOND)
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US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Amos PARKER (1840, Monson, Massachusetts, USA - 25 October 1866, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Rufus A. PARKER (1842, Monson, Massachusetts, USA - 20 July 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Benjamin PARKS (15 August 1847, Seven Springs, North Carolina, USA - 27 September 1925, Stuart, Florida, USA (Potsdam))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  John PARTRIDGE (29 February 1824, Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village) - 10 August 1874, Barkhamsted, Connecticut, USA (Riverton))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  George PASHLEY (28 May 1831, - 2 December 1904, North Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  William R. PAYNE (1832, - 20 February 1865, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Elijah C PEARL (1841, , Connecticut, USA - 8 December 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Edgar A. PECK (1829, , Connecticut, USA - 1870, Derby, Connecticut, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Isaac PECK (11 October 1824, , Rhode Island, USA - 29 December 1875, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA (Washington) (Harris))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  James PENDERGAST (1845, , County Cork, Ireland - 29 June 1895, , Kansas, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Richard PERKINS (1835, New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (New Marlboro) - 25 June 1865, Winchester, Virginia, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Frederick A. PERRY (1841, Wareham, Massachusetts, USA (Onset) (West Wareham) (Weweantic) - 30 November 1878, Somerset, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Samuel Edwin PERRY (1847, - 8 February 1871, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Benjamin PETTIS (27 April 1820, , Massachusetts, USA - 22 July 1868, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Clinton PHILLIBER (April 1839, , Indiana, USA - 27 August 1912, , California, USA)
(William PHILLIBER & Phebe UNKNOWN)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  James R PIKE (14 October 1840, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA - 9 June 1919, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, USA)
(Levi E PIKE & Olive B POTTER)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Enoch Loveitt PILLSBURY (1 June 1847, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA - 10 January 1929, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Joseph Mosceau PIVOTO (10 December 1811, St Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA - 31 January 1876, Nome, Texas, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Henry Clay PLUMB (8 March 1831, Halifax, Vermont, USA (West) (Harrisville) (Whitneyville) - 20 April 1862, New Bern, North Carolina, USA (Newbern))
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Isaac PLUMB (10 June 1842, Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, USA - 7 July 1864, Washington, DC, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   Albert Augustus POPE (20 May 1843, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) - 10 August 1909, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Andrew Joseph PORTER (1809, , Virginia, USA - 24 January 1865, Camp Morton, Indiana, USA)
(James Lindsay PORTER & Jeanne Small KIRBY)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Elisha E POTTER (1842, , Rhode Island, USA - 3 May 1863, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate))
US Civil War Soldiers  photo of ancestor   John POTTER (1838, - 27 October 1915, West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Arctic) (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton))
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Jacob Jackson POWELL (30 September 1832, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA - 5 June 1917, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA)
(Miles 2Nd POWELL & Polly STEARNS)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Peter Charles POWELL (1822, St. Lawrence County New York, USA - 11 August 1882, Millington Tuscola County Michigan, USA)
(Miles 2Nd POWELL & Polly STEARNS)
US Civil War Soldiers  male ancestor  Rufus POWELL (22 September 1822, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA - 22 September 1892, Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA)
(Miles 2Nd POWELL & Polly STEARNS)
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