Article: The Most Consequential Elections in History: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860; Abraham Lincoln's victory in 1860 was probably the most consequential election in American history.

Article: Why is it that we and America wish civil war on Iraq?(News)
The Independent (London, England);  September 15, 2005 ;     325 words ...Byline: ROBERT FISK There will not be a civil war in Iraq. There never has been a civil war in Iraq. In 1920, Lloyd George warned of civil war in Iraq if the British Army left. Just as the Americans now threaten the Iraqis with civil war if they...

Article: Ah, the glory of the Confederacy: It's time to stop romanticizing the slave states
Charleston Daily Mail;  February 15, 2002 ;     447 words ......contentions that slavery didn't produce the Civil War, we can agree, surely, that the states on one side were slave states and the states on the other side weren...wrong" loyalty is a stupid excuse for civil war. When will we see a Civil War picture that shows Southern ...

Article: WEB SITES ABOUND FOR CIVIL WAR DEVOTEES.(Technology)(Column)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  May 8, 2002 ;     558 words ......RESEARCHER It has been said that the Civil War was the one event in American History...in one way or another, interest in the Civil War has never been greater than it is today...know at least 10 people who are avid Civil War enthusiasts and I recently received an...

Article: United States of America: Chapter V The Civil War
Countries of the World;      700+ words ......00-0000 Chapter V The Civil War Causes of the Civil War The Civil War period was one of the...issues brought about the Civil War. These were: * economic...balance of 11 free and 11 slave states. The South then would...south could be admitted as ...

Article: United States History 1600-1987: Chapter V The Civil War
U.S. History;      700+ words ......Date: 1987 Chapter V The Civil War Causes of the Civil War The Civil War period was one of the...issues brought about the Civil War. These were: * economic...balance of 11 free and 11 slave states. The South then would...south could be admitted as ...

Article: Al Qaeda wants civil war; But Iraqis embrace the democratic process.(OPED)
The Washington Times;  March 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Lindberg, THE WASHINGTON TIMES What makes a civil war worthy of that designation? Or rather...sufficiently widespread to warrant the label civil war ? That would seem to be the question...bombing described Iraq as on the brink of civil war. There were two things striking about...

Article: Cry Havoc! The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861
The Journal of Southern History;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Cry Havoc! The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861. By Nelson D. Lankford. (New...978-0-670-03821-3.) Cry Havoc! The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861 by Nelson D. Lankford is a riveting...masterfully written account of the path to civil war from March 4, 1861, the inauguration...of many ...

Article: Cry Havoc!: The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861.(Book review)
Journal of Southern History;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Cry Havoc! The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861. By Nelson D. Lankford. (New...978-0-670-03821-3.) Cry Havoc! The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861 by Nelson D. Lankford is a riveting...masterfully written account of the path to civil war from March 4, 1861, the inauguration...of many ...

Article: Sen. Landrieu Introduces Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Landrieu, D-Louisiana, has introduced the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act (S. 2802...the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War." The bill was introduced on April 2...full-text of the legislation follows:Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission ActS. 2802To...

Article: Mexican battlefront training ground for North-South conflict.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
The Washington Times;  October 25, 1997 ;     700+ words ......the senior officers of the Civil War, on both sides. Some officers...1846-48) as a means of adding slave states to the Union. They also...management of both sides in the Civil War's armies. Ulysses Simpson...Mexico to boost the number of slave states. But these ...

Article: Rep. Baker Introduces Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Baker, R-Louisiana, has introduced the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act (H.R...the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War." The bill, introduced on Feb. 16, was...full-text of the legislation follows:Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission ActH.R. 1131To...

Article: A devoted band of history buffs brings the Civil War to life
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  May 26, 1997 ;     700+ words ...MOST stories about the Civil War are so entrenched in the public consciousness...you can imagine the problem a group of Civil War enthusiasts had yesterday in Waikiki in sharing their enthusiasm. "The Civil War? Is that the one in which we fought...

Article: New Civil War DVD and Video Series Depicts Life of the Common Soldier.
PR Newswire;  October 1, 2001 ;     549 words ......programs, DVDs and videos about the American Civil War are about generals and battles. But what...head of both Billy Yank and Johnny Reb. Civil War Minutes tells the life and times of the Civil War soldier in a series of engaging and exciting...

Article: Iraq: Some call it civil war
Charleston Gazette;  March 16, 2006 ;     700+ words ......piece together a picture of an Iraqi civil war. What would it look like? Donald Rumsfeld...assassins hunt them down one by one. Is it civil war? "In Iraq it is no longer a matter of definition - 'civil war' or 'war' or 'violence' or 'terrorism...