Confederate Medicine
1861–1865 During the American Civil War, the Union had the equivalent of 1,556,678 three-year enlistments, compared with roughly 1,083,000 for the Confederacy. Over 620,000 … Read more
Confiscation Act of 1861
1861 Enacted by Congress and signed by President Lincoln on August 6, 1861, the Confiscation Act of 1861 declared fugitive slaves used or employed … Read more
Confiscation Act of 1862
1862 Enacted by Congress and signed by President Lincoln on July 16, 1862, the Confiscation Act of 1862 expanded the scope of the Confiscation … Read more
Conscription Act
March 3, 1863 On March 3, 1863 the United States President Abraham Lincoln signed the Conscription Act (aka the Enrollment Act), which required states … Read more
Copperheads
A majority of Northerners supported the Union war effort, yet a sizable and vocal minority opposed the conflict. Most of the opponents, the Copperheads, … Read more
Corwin Amendment
1861 The Corwin Amendment was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that was approved by Congress in 1861 in an attempt to … Read more
Covington Blues
With the American Civil War's outbreak, neither the North nor the South had sufficient military forces to conduct a war. Both the United States … Read more
Crittenden Compromise
1861–1862 Proposed by Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden on December 18, 1860, the Crittenden Compromise, also known as the Crittenden Plan, was an unsuccessful … Read more
Daniel Edgar Sickles
October 20, 1819 – May 3, 1914 Daniel Sickles was a Congressman, United States diplomat, and prominent Union Civil War general, who was infamous … Read more
Daniel Harris Reynolds
December 14, 1832 – March 14, 1902 Ohio-born Daniel Harris Reynolds was a Confederate general, who served in the Far Western and Western Theaters … Read more