The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Civil War:

American Civil War – civil war in the United States of America that lasted from 1861 to 1865. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America, also known as "the Confederacy." Led by Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy fought against the United States (the Union), which was supported by all the free states (where slavery had been abolished) and by five slave states that became known as the border states.

Etymology Names of the American Civil War

Combatants The Union (USA) also known as "The North" Union Army Union Navy

vs.

The Confederacy (CSA) also known as "The South" Confederate Army Confederate Navy

Union Abraham Lincoln Medal of Honor Old Glory Yankee

Confederacy Jefferson Davis Flags of the Confederate States of America

Pre-war environment Antebellum era James Batchelder Bleeding Kansas John Brown (abolitionist) Anthony Burns John C. Calhoun Compromise of 1850 Corwin Amendment Crittenden Compromise Force Bill Free Methodist Church Filibuster (military) Gag rule Georgia Platform Golden Circle (proposed country) Kansas–Nebraska Act Knights of the Golden Circle Manifest Destiny Missouri Compromise Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act Morrill Tariff National Banking Act New York City secession Nullification Crisis Oberlin College Oberlin–Wellington Rescue Presbyterian Church Dred Scott Supreme Court cases of the American Civil War Third Party System Nat Turner Uncle Tom's Cabin Underground Railroad 1860 United States presidential election Wilmot Proviso

Origins of the war Origins of the American Civil War Abolition John Brown Frederick Douglass William Lloyd Garrison Lysander Spooner Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Missouri Compromise Nullification Crisis Compromise of 1850 Antebellum era Bleeding Kansas Border states Secession Proclamation 80 Slavery African-Americans Cornerstone speech Emancipation Proclamation Fugitive slave laws Slave power Uncle Tom's Cabin States' rights

During the war Andersonville National Historic Site Christmas in the American Civil War Dahlgren Affair Emancipation Proclamation Habeas corpus Income tax in the United States Kaiser Burnout Mother's Day New York Draft Riots Nickajack The Philadelphia Inquirer Quantrill's Raiders Republic of Winston Sex in the American Civil War Thanksgiving: Lincoln and the Civil War Turning point of the American Civil War United States National Academy of Sciences 1864 United States presidential election West Virginia

Commerce and Infrastructure Blockade runners of the American Civil War Confederate railroads in the American Civil War Confederate States of America dollar Cotton History of cotton King Cotton Cotton diplomacy Cotton gin Economy of the Confederate States of America Economy of the U.S. during the American Civil War National Bank Act Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States Salt in the American Civil War Southern Bread Riots Tredegar Iron Works Trent Affair

Military Forces

Confederate Forces Military of the Confederate States of America Confederate Home Guard Confederate States Army Confederate States Marine Corps Confederate States Navy General officers in the Confederate States Army Missouri State Guard The Citadel Uniforms of the Confederate States military forces Virginia Military Institute

Union Forces Uniform of the Union Army Union Army Union Army Balloon Corps Union Navy United States Marine Corps United States Military Academy U.S. Military Telegraph Corps United States Naval Academy United States Sanitary Commission

General Military

The Armed Personnel Infantry in the American Civil War Zouaves of the American Civil War Cavalry in the American Civil War Field artillery in the American Civil War Siege artillery in the American Civil War Military leadership in the American Civil War Brevet List of American Civil War generals Confederate Generals Acting Confederate Generals Union Generals Union Brevet Generals

Firearms Brooke rifle Canister shot Coal torpedo Enfield rifles Fayetteville rifle Field artillery in the American Civil War Henry rifle Ketchum Grenade Land mine M1819 Hall rifle Machine gun Minié ball Naval mine Parrott rifle Pratt & Whitney Sharps rifle Spencer repeating rifle Springfield Model 1861 Springfield Model 1863

Ships and Submarines CSS Virginia CSS Stonewall Confederate privateer H. L. Hunley Hospital ship Ironclad warship Submarines in the American Civil War Turret ship

Military strategy Military strategy in the industrial age Espionage (spies) Allan Pinkerton Confederate Secret Service Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War Bushwhacker Jayhawker Scorched earth

Fighting the War

Theaters Eastern Theater of the American Civil War Western Theater of the American Civil War Lower Seaboard Theater of the American Civil War Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War Union naval blockade

Campaigns

American Civil War Campaigns Anaconda Plan New Mexico Campaign Jackson's Valley Campaign Peninsula Campaign Northern Virginia Campaign Maryland Campaign Stones River Campaign Vicksburg Campaign Tullahoma Campaign Gettysburg campaign Morgan's Raid Bristoe Campaign Knoxville Campaign Red River Campaign Overland Campaign Atlanta campaign Valley Campaigns of 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign Siege of Petersburg Franklin-Nashville Campaign Price's Raid Sherman's March to the Sea Carolinas campaign Appomattox Campaign

Major battles

List of American Civil War battles Battle of Fort Sumter – April 12, 1861 and April 13, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run – July 21, 1861 Battle of Wilson's Creek – August 10, 1861 Battle of Fort Donelson – February 12 to February 16, 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge – March 7 and March 8, 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads – March 8, 1862 and March 9, 1862 Battle of Shiloh – April 6 and April 7, 1862 Battle of New Orleans – April 25 to May 1, 1862 Battle of Eltham's Landing - May 7, 1862 Battle of Seven Pines – May 31 and June 1, 1862 Seven Days Battles – June 25 to July 1, 1862 Battle of Gaines's Mill - June 27, 1862 Battle of Malvern Hill - July 1, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run – August 28 to August 30, 1862 Battle of South Mountain - September 14, 1862 Battle of Antietam – September 17, 1862 Battle of Perryville – October 8, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg – December 11 to December 15, 1862 Battle of Stones River – December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville – April 30 to May 6, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg – July 1 to July 3, 1863 Siege of Vicksburg – May 19 to July 4, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga – September 19 to September 20, 1863 Battles for Chattanooga – November 23 to November 25, 1863 Battle of the Wilderness – May 5 to May 7, 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Court House – May 8 to May 21, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor – May 31 to June 3, 1864 Battle of Atlanta – July 22, 1864 Battle of Mobile Bay – August 5, 1864 Battle of Guard Hill - August 16, 1864 Battle of Fisher's Hill - September 21 to September 22, 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek - October 19, 1864 Battle of Franklin – November 30, 1864 Battle of Nashville – December 15 to December 16, 1864 Battle of Five Forks – April 1, 1865 Battle of Sailor's Creek - April 6, 1865 Battle of Appomattox Court House - April 9, 1865

Involvement, by ethnicity Foreign enlistment in the American Civil War African Americans in the American Civil War German Americans in the Civil War Hispanics in the American Civil War Italian Americans in the Civil War Irish Americans in the American Civil War Native Americans in the American Civil War

Involvement, by region

States Alabama Alabama in the American Civil War Mobile, Alabama, in the American Civil War Montgomery, Alabama Selma, Alabama, in the American Civil War Arizona Confederate Arizona Arizona Territory (USA) Arkansas Arkansas in the American Civil War California California in the American Civil War Colorado Colorado in the American Civil War Colorado Territory in the American Civil War Connecticut Connecticut in the American Civil War Delaware History of Delaware Florida Florida in the American Civil War Tampa in the Civil War Georgia Georgia in the American Civil War Atlanta in the American Civil War Idaho Idaho in the American Civil War Illinois Illinois in the American Civil War Indiana Indiana in the American Civil War Indianapolis in the American Civil War Iowa Iowa in the American Civil War Kansas Kansas in the American Civil War Kentucky Kentucky in the American Civil War Lexington, Kentucky, in the American Civil War Louisville, Kentucky, in the American Civil War Louisiana Louisiana in the American Civil War Baton Rouge in the American Civil War New Orleans in the American Civil War Maine Maine in the American Civil War Maryland Maryland in the American Civil War Baltimore riot of 1861 Massachusetts Massachusetts in the American Civil War Michigan Michigan in the American Civil War Minnesota History of Minnesota Mississippi Mississippi in the American Civil War Vicksburg, Mississippi in the American Civil War Missouri Missouri in the American Civil War St. Louis in the American Civil War Montana Montana in the American Civil War Nebraska Nebraska in the American Civil War Nevada Nevada in the American Civil War New Hampshire History of New Hampshire New Jersey New Jersey in the American Civil War New Mexico New Mexico Territory in the American Civil War New York New York in the American Civil War New York City in the American Civil War New York Draft Riots North Carolina North Carolina in the American Civil War Wilmington, North Carolina, in the American Civil War North Dakota North Dakota in the American Civil War Ohio Ohio in the American Civil War Cincinnati in the American Civil War Cleveland in the American Civil War Oklahoma Oklahoma in the American Civil War Oregon Oregon in the American Civil War Pennsylvania Pennsylvania in the American Civil War Rhode Island Rhode Island in the American Civil War South Carolina South Carolina in the American Civil War Charleston, South Carolina, in the American Civil War Columbia, South Carolina, in the American Civil War Mitchelville South Dakota South Dakota in the American Civil War Tennessee Tennessee in the American Civil War Memphis, Tennessee in the Civil War Texas Texas in the American Civil War Houston, Texas in the American Civil War Utah Utah in the American Civil War Vermont Vermont in the American Civil War Virginia Virginia in the American Civil War List of American Civil War battles in Northern Virginia Richmond in the American Civil War Winchester, Virginia in the American Civil War Washington Washington in the American Civil War Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War West Virginia West Virginia in the American Civil War Harpers Ferry in the American Civil War Romney, West Virginia, in the American Civil War Shenandoah Valley Wisconsin Wisconsin in the American Civil War Wyoming

Foreign countries Australia Australia and the American Civil War Bahamas Bahamas in the American Civil War Belize Toledo Settlement Brazil Santa Bárbara d'Oeste Americana, São Paulo Canada Canada in the American Civil War France France in the American Civil War Mexico Mexico in the American Civil War Second Cortina War Matamoros, Tamaulipas Bagdad, Tamaulipas Port Isabel, Sonora United Kingdom United Kingdom and the American Civil War

Aftermath of the war Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Civil rights movement (1896–1954)