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