A history subreddit for the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865.
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Posted 12th Mar 2026u/RallyPigeon
What is this blue flag? (and other random Civil War flag questions)
Posted 20th Apr 2026u/ThatcheriteIowan
SC in secession exploded
Posted 20th Apr 2026u/sherktheonion
The Fourth Michigan Infantry Regiments, one of my favorite regiments of the Civil War
Posted 19th Apr 2026u/sourberryskittles
The story of the Confederate General and the Union Consul in Egypt
Posted 20th Apr 2026u/ismaeil-de-paynes
‘Let Me Alone’ — Civil War patriotic envelope mocking Jefferson Davis
Posted 20th Apr 2026u/Philatelist1847
TRIP REPORT: Stones River & Ft. Rosecrans
Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Afin12
Firsthand account of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg from my 3x great-grand Uncle, who served in the 142nd Pennsylvania Infantry
Posted 18th Apr 2026u/whodoneit420
Mission Accomplished!
Posted 18th Apr 2026u/PenKind4200
Do you have an ancestor from the Civil War? History with Waffles
Posted 18th Apr 2026u/HistoryWithWaffles
Hi I have two civil war general autographs I just listed on eBay and I’m worried I might have something more valuable than expected
Posted 18th Apr 2026u/sashar19
Until Sundown by Don Troiani
Posted 18th Apr 2026u/2Treu4U
US Mississippi Squadron Sailor George Washington (formerly) Moseby. George was a member of the "Brown Water Navy" that operated on the Mississippi River. After self-emancipating, George would drop his enslaver's last name of Moseby from his identity when he enlisted in August 1862.
Posted 17th Apr 2026u/RallyPigeon
Help Identifying Officers in Surrender “Painting”
Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Usual-Crew5873
Next Saturday, thousands of volunteers will roll up their sleeves at historic sites across the nation for the American Battlefield Trust's 30th annual Park Day – and you can still be part of it.
Posted 17th Apr 2026u/AmericanBattlefields
4 MILES FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE: An incredible letter written on the eve of Gettysburg (June 30th) by Charles A. Fiske of the 11th MA. He writes about marching, chasing Lee into PA, and a “hard old” battle coming. This was his last letter before being severely wounded on July 2nd… More inside!
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/GettysburgHistorian
In 1864, French tourists took a train from Paris to watch a naval battle between two American Civil War ships off Cherbourg. Hotels were booked out. Spectators lined the cliffs. Manet painted it 26 days later from newspaper accounts alone.
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/Hot_Layer_8110
William Tecumseh Sherman's "rare" photographs
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/WhereasUnhappy6828
"President Lincoln, Washington, D.C. I will send not a man nor a dollar for the wicked purpose of subduing my sister Southern states. B. Magoffin"-Beriah Magoffin, Governor of Kentucky
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/Averagecrabenjoyer69
Confederate Arizona, to what extent was Confederate control in the territory and what was the Confederacy's end goal?
Can someone tell me what flag this is?
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/weneedjustice14-4
BREAKING NEWS — The Prince William County Board of Supervisors just unanimously decided to stop its legal defense of the Prince William Digital Gateway, a massive data center development planned alongside Manassas National Battlefield Park.
Posted 15th Apr 2026u/AmericanBattlefields
On the Anniversary of the Assassination of Abe Lincoln – The Story of Capturing the Most Dangerous Conspirator in Egypt
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/ismaeil-de-paynes
Can anyone make out what this says?
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/AcanthisittaGreat815
Can someone figure out what is going on with these soldier documents?
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/jimhoward72
Battle of Gettysburg, Part 6 | Devils Den, Little Round Top, & The Wheatfield
Posted 16th Apr 2026u/HistoryGoneWilder
1861 Apr 15 - President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 militiamen to quell the insurrection that soon became the American Civil War.
Posted 15th Apr 2026u/nonoumasy
"Gettysburg" the Movie
Posted 14th Apr 2026u/civilwarmonitor
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