American Civil War

American  

noun

1. the war in the U.S. between the North and the South, 1861–65.

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American Civil War

The company, whose early trading days date to the 19th century and the era of British rule, once exported opium to China and sold cotton to Britain when the American Civil War dried up supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Throw in a feathered-hat fashion trend that swept the United States following the American Civil War, and frankly there were just too many incentives to go out and kill bald eagles.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

Abraham Lincoln became the first US president to suspend habeas corpus in 1861, during the American Civil War.

From BBC ● May 11, 2025

The American Civil War was sometimes referred in the South as the War Between the States, and, later, the War of Northern Aggression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 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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