More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...

The approximately 1,800 2 soldiers arrayed against them were ... For all that, New Market Heights is little more than a footnote in Civil War history—a battle, scholars agree, that deserves ...

"Incidents of the war: A harvest of death." The three days of conflict at Gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Courtesy: Library of Congress ...