The American Vision: Chapter 3, The Civil War and Reconstruction

The following is a selection of articles that will relate to information in Chapter 3. These are just starting points. For the curious, each article leads to additional articles. Occasionally, an article will be listed in more than one category. Previous Chapter Next Chapter

1. Section 1: The Civil War Begins
   • The Union Dissolves
     • The Election of 1860
       • The Constitutional Union Party nominates Edward Everett
       • The Democrats Split
         • John C. Breckenridge
         • Stephen A. Douglas
       • The Republicans nominate Abraham Lincoln
       • Lincoln wins in November
       • Secession begins
     • Compromise Fails
       • Crittenden Compromise
       • Formation of the Confederacy
       • Jefferson Davis
     • The Civil War Begins
       • Fort Sumter
       • Some Border States secede
       • Martial Law in Baltimore
   • The Opposing Sides
     • The Opposing Economies
       • Railroads
       • Cotton
     • Financing the War
       • Jay Cooke
       • Greenbacks
     • The Political Situation
       • Habeas Corpus
       • Peace Democrats
       • Draft Riots in New York City
     • The First Modern War
       • Military Technology
         • Monitor vs Merrimac
         • Colt Rifles
       • Southern Strategy
       • The Union`s Anaconda Plan
2. Section 2: Fighting the Civil War
   • The Early Stages
     • First Battle of Bull Run
     • Stonewall Jackson
     • The Naval War
       • Union Blockade of the Confederacy
       • David G. Farragut
     • The War in the West
       • Ulysses S. Grant
       • Shiloh
     • The War in the East
       • George B. McClellan
       • Army of the Potomac
       • Antietam
     • Emancipation Proclamation
   • The Turning Point
     • Capture of Vicksburg
     • Battle of Chattanooga
     • Battle of Gettysburg
     • Grant Secures Tennessee
     • Grant Versus Lee
       • Fredericksburg
       • Cold Harbor
       • The Wilderness
     • Sherman`s March to the Sea
       • William T. Sherman
       • Burning Atlanta
       • March to the Sea
     • The South Surrenders
       • Thirteenth Amendment
       • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
       • Lincoln`s Assassination
3. Section 3: Reconstruction
   • Three Plans
     • Lincoln Reconstruction Plan
     • Radical Republican Reconstruction Plan
     • Andrew Johnson Reconstruction Plan
   • Reconstruction Begins
     • Lincoln and the Radical Republicans
     • Freedmen`s Bureau
     • Andrew Johnson
     • Fourteenth Amendment
     • Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
   • Republican Rule
     • Scalawags and Carpetbaggers
     • Southern Reaction to the Republican Governments
   • Reconstruction Ends
     • Grant Administration Scandals
     • Election of 1876
     • Compromise of 1877
   • The New South
     • Sharecroppers
     • Southern Railway