The war from 1861 to 1865 in America is known in the North as the "Civil War" implying that the South was in rebellion. During war Northern soldiers referred to it as "the Great Rebellion." The name used in Southern histories was "The War of Southern Independence. After the war in the south the accepted name became "The War Between the States". Oral tradition declared it to be "The War of Northern Aggression" (popular in the 1920's) or "Mr. Lincoln"s War." The difference in historical names continues to battles as follows:
North. . . . . . . . . . . . . . South
Bull Run I and II . . . . First and Second Manassas
Antietam . . . . . . . . .Sharpsburg
Shiloh. . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburg Landing
Seven Pines. . . . . . . . Fair Oaks
Beaver Dam Creek. . . .Mechanisville
Frayser's Farm. . . . . . .Glendale
Chickahominy River . . Gaines Mill
Stones River. . . . . . . .Murphreesboro
Sorry Stephen. last post on this unless we come up with a pinfire in combat. There were a lot of breech loader rifles being tried out and the 1st machine (Gattling) gun.
Last edited by Argo44; 11/15/23 12:10 AM.
