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Bookmark or Share- Civil War ‑ Causes, Dates & Battles | HISTORYThe Confederates gained a costly victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, suffering 13,000 casualties (around 22 percent of their troops); the Union lost 17,000 men (15 percent). Lee launched...
- Confederate States of America - WikipediaEarly in the war, both sides believed that one great battle would decide the conflict; the Confederates won a surprise victory at the First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas (the name used by Confederate forces).
- American Civil War | History, Summary, Dates, Causes, Map, Timeline ...American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights. When antislavery candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected president (1860), the Southern states seceded.
- Confederate States of America | History, President, Map, Facts, & Flag ...Davis was probably the best selection the Confederates could have made—despite the fact that he was ill much of the time, had the use of only one eye, and seemed to lack that warmth of character and approach which would have made him much more popular.
- Confederate States of America - New World EncyclopediaThe Confederates, who had believed that "cotton is king"—that is, Britain had to support the Confederacy to obtain cotton—were proven wrong. Britain, in fact, had ample stores of cotton in 1861 and depended much more on grain from the Union states.
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