American Civil War

(1861-65) Military conflict between the slave-owning American south (the breakaway Confederate States of America) and the free industrialized north (fighting to preserve the Union). The north had... read more

Born in the USA: A New World of War

The American Civil War transformed the nature of conflict. Its opening salvos harked back to Waterloo; its end anticipated the industrial warfare of the 20th century, writes David White.

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'American All': Reforging a National Brotherhood, 1876-1917

Cecilia O'Leary looks at how national identity was repaired following the fratricidal traumas of the American Civil War.

Published in History Today, Volume: 44 Issue: 10

Liverpool and the American Civil War

Sentiment, profit and commercial laissez-faire bound the merchants of England's busiest port ever closer to the rebel confederacy across the Atlantic after 1861. John D. Pelzer explains how and why.

Published in History Today, Volume: 40 Issue: 3

Family & Freedom: Black Families in the American Civil War

The newly-found voices of the slaves caught up in the American Civil War, and heard through letters to their families, are a testimony to their tenacity and unity in the struggle for emancipation.

Published in History Today, Volume: 37 Issue: 1

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

In the last days of his life, explains William S. McFeely, Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War General and twice President of the United States, sat on the porch of his home at Mount McGregor writing the story of his life.

Published in History Today, Volume: 32 Issue: 12, 1982

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