American Civil War

Speech parts

1. American Civil War - Noun

2. American Civil War - Proper noun

Meaning

civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

War Between the States civil war Great Rebellion War of Northern Aggression War of the Rebellion united states civil war late unpleasantness Secession War war of secession the war of the union during the civil war in the american civil war the great rebellion the southern rebellion the war for southern rights

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Examples

The American Civil War produced carnage that has often been thought reserved for the combination of technological proficiency and inhumanity characteristic of a later time. Drew Gilpin Faust

A BBC spokesperson told Metro : 'This is a history programme about the American Civil War and features contributions from a number of African American scholars. Source: Internet

Abraham Lincoln 's funeral cortege solemnly proceeded along Pennsylvania Avenue in 1865; only weeks later the end of the American Civil War was celebrated when the Army of the Potomac paraded more joyously along the avenue. Source: Internet

Andrew Ward, River Run Red: The Fort Pillow Massacre in the American Civil War (New York: Penguin, 2005), 227. John Cimprich states: The new paradigm in social attitudes and the fuller use of available evidence has favored a massacre interpretation.. Source: Internet

After the Confederate States of America were defeated in the American Civil War in 1865, many former slaveholders continued to run plantations by moving to Havana. Source: Internet

American Zouave ambulance crew demonstrating removal of wounded soldiers from the field, during the American Civil War. Source: Internet

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