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