American Civil War
Americannoun
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During the American Civil War, both the North and South attempted blockades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Professor Kevin Waite had just finished a seminar on the run-up to the American Civil War on Friday morning when a student cautiously raised her hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025
In other words, there was indeed a “civil war” in Vietnam, but it was not one that pitted northerners against southerners, as, for the most part, our American Civil War did.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025
He identifies with the violent abolitionist John Brown, who tried to start a slave revolt two years before the American Civil War and was executed.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025
One of the most famous battles of the American Civil War took place in the spring of 1863 in the northern Virginia town of Chancellorsville.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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