Official US commemoration of the American Civil War
The American Civil War Centennial was the official United States commemoration of the American Civil War. Commemoration activities began in 1957, four years before the 100th anniversary of the war's first battle, and ended in 1965 with the 100th anniversary of the surrender at Appomattox.
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films and television shows about the AmericanCivilWar (1861-1865). The Battle of Gettysburg (1955) The CivilWar by Ken Burns (first broadcast on PBS...
The conclusion of the AmericanCivilWar commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at Appomattox...
bibliography of the AmericanCivilWar comprises books that deal in large part with the AmericanCivilWar. There are over 60,000 books on the war, with more appearing...
At least four widows of veterans of the AmericanCivilWar (fought 1861–1865) are known to have survived into the 21st century. All were born in the 20th...
AmericanCivilWar Museum is a multi-site museum in the Greater Richmond Region of central Virginia, dedicated to the history of the AmericanCivil War...
name for the AmericanCivilWar in modern American usage is simply "The CivilWar". Although rarely used during the war, the term "War Between the States"...
crinolines reminiscent of the Antebellum South. During the 1961-1965 AmericanCivilWarCentennial young men dressed in Confederate uniforms would be photographed...
adjective "farby") is unknown, though it appears to date to early AmericanCivilWarcentennial reenactments in 1960 or 1961. Some think that the word derives...
Robert Fowler due to centennial anniversary interest in the CivilWar in the United States. The magazine was originally named CivilWar Times Illustrated...
During the AmericanCivilWar, Arkansas was a Confederate state, though it had initially voted to remain in the Union. Following the capture of Fort Sumter...
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The AmericanCivilWar significantly affected Tennessee, with every county witnessing combat. During the War, Tennessee was a Confederate state, and the...
Gettysburg (locally /ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ/ ) was a three-day battle in the AmericanCivilWar fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July...
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Peter Parker House previously served as the headquarters of the CivilWarCentennial Commission and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and...
AmericanCivilWar alternate histories are alternate history fiction that focuses on the CivilWar ending differently or not occurring. The American Civil...
the Union war effort. It anticipated the combination of public, private, and commercial investments that were necessary to mount the Centennial Exposition...
blockade-running expedition. Ulysses S. Grant III, President of the AmericanCivilWarCentennial in 1961, remarked for example: [B]etween October 26, 1864 and...
Chinese CivilWar. Throughout 1949 and 1950, the Soviets continued arming North Korea. After the communist victory in the Chinese CivilWar, ethnic Korean...