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Confederate General Jubal Early Photo

About This Image Black and White Photograph, Jubal Early Source and Copyright Medium Black and White Photograph Source Library of Congress Prints and Photographs … Read more

Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard Portrait

About This Image Black and White Photograph, P.G.T. Beauregard Source and Copyright Creator War Department. Office of the Chief Signal Officer Medium Black and … Read more

Confederate Heartland Offensive

August–October, 1862 The Confederate Heartland Offensive, also known as the Kentucky Campaign, was a Confederate invasion of the border state of Kentucky in 1862. … Read more

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

Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Wager Swayne, Photo

About This Image Black and White Photograph, Wager Swayne Source and Copyright Medium Black and White Photograph Source Wikimedia Commons Copyright Public Domain Disclaimer … 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