Facts

Key facts about ardent abolitionist John Brown.

Key facts about James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States.

Key facts about Union General John Buford.

APUSH Definition — Benjamin Butler (1818–1893) was an officer in the United States Army during the Civil War. He was also a United States Congressman and Governor of Massachusetts.

Key facts about U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and Vice President John C. Calhoun.

Key facts about Major General Edward R. Canby, a career United States Army officer who commanded the victorious Union troops during the Battle of Fort Blakely.

Key facts about the Confederate Central Army of Kentucky.

APUSH Definition — Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828–1914) was an officer in the United States Army during the Civil War. He earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroics at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Key facts about Salmon P. Chase, the twenty-third Governor of Ohio, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War, and sixth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Key facts about John M. Chivington, an ordained Methodist minister and Union officer known as the "Fighting Parson."

Key facts about the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

APUSH Definition — Charles Clark (1811–1877) was an officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He is most well-known for being the governor of Mississippi during the war

Key facts about John Clem, also known as Johnny Shiloh and the Drummer Boy of Chickamauga.

Key facts about the House Committee of Thirty-three.

Key facts about the Compromise of 1850.

Key facts about the Confiscation Act of 1862, also known as the Second Confiscation Act.

Corinth Siege facts, including dates, location, casualties, leaders, who won, and more interesting facts you might not know. This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the battle and is for kids doing research and students preparing for the AP U.S. History (APUSH) exam.

Key facts about Thomas Corwin who sponsored the Corwin Amendment in the U.S, House of Representatives in 1861 as an eleventh-hour attempt to avert the American Civil War.

Key facts about Darius N. Couch, a prominent Union general during the American Civil War.

Key facts about Jacob D. Cox, a nineteenth century American political and military leader who served as a brigadier general in the U.S. volunteer army during the American Civil War.