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Here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.
The American Civil War was the greatest war in American history. 3 million fought - 600,000 paid the ultimate price for freedom. This website gives information on battles, weapons, slavery and more.
Civil War Maps brings together materials from three premier collections: the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, the Virginia Historical Society, and the Library of Virginia.
