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ID: 901000030
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000030
Record Type: Event/Narrative

American Civil War (American history, 1861-1865)

Note: Armed conflict between the United States government and 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.

Display Date: 1861-1865

Names:
American Civil War (American history, 1861-1865) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
Civil War, The (American history, 1861-1865) (English,U,P)
Civil War, U. S. (American history, 1861-1865) (English,U,P)
War Between the States (American history, 1861-1865) (English,U,P)
War of Secession, U.S. (American history, 1861-1865) (English,U,P)
War of the Rebellion (American history, 1861-1865) (English,U,P)
United States History Civil War (1860-1865) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Named Events (P)
....<North and South American history> (P)
........<United States history> (P)
............American Civil War (American history, 1861-1865) (P)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... civil war
.....(wars, armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
belligerent was .... United States
.....(North and Central America) (TGN)
belligerent was .... Confederate States of America
.....(United States, North and Central America) (TGN)

Sources:
American Civil War (American history, 1861-1865)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "American Civil War," accessed 23 September 2016
Civil War, U. S. (American history, 1861-1865)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
War Between the States (American history, 1861-1865)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "American Civil War," accessed 23 September 2016
War of Secession, U.S. (American history, 1861-1865)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
War of the Rebellion (American history, 1861-1865)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
United States History Civil War (1860-1865)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85140205
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ Langer, Encyclopedia of World History (1980)

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