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Battles & Events of 1861 to 1865
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- Men in Ranks - Battlefield Tactics
- Fort Sumter
- First Bull Run & Second Manassas
- Shiloh / Pittsburg Landing
- Antietam / Sharpsburg
- Fredericksburg
- Gettysburg
- Siege of Vicksburg
- Eastern Theater
- Atlanta Campaign
- South & Western Theaters
- Trans Mississippi Theaters
- Naval War - At Sea & Along Inland Waterways
- The Surrender at Appomattox
- Lincoln's Assassination
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Technology & Culture of the Era
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- Cadets Who Would Go to War
- 19th Century Invention & Innovation
- Small Arms & Ammunition
- Cannons / Artillery & Crew Served Weapons
- Edged Weapons
- Railroads & Steam Locomotives
- Forts, Fortifications, & Other Forgotten Places
- Medical Care
- Prisons & Prisoners
- Foods & Recipes
- Music & Songs of the 1860's
- Ranks, Uniforms, Clothing, & Gear
- Currency, Stamps, & other Collectable Papers
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Exploring Through Time Travel, see historic sites, become a Civil War soldier for a weekend, or just discover your family's ties to American history and the Civil War.
Traveler's Companion - Visit Historic Sites
Tell us about your favorite places to stay or eat on Civil War Battlefields. If you want to write a review of a Civil War B&B, this is the perfect place to post it.
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Civil War Cemeteries: Where Valor Proudly Sleeps
This forum is for posts with photos, burial listings, and any other information related to the buried Civil War era dead. Please be respectful in this forum!
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Researching Civil War Records & Ancestry
Do you have a distant relative who fought in the Civil War? Would you like to find out if you do? This is the discussion for you!
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Historic Preservation Efforts
Help save America's Civil War Battlefields!
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Relic Hunting & Collecting
A place to discuss everything from field uniforms, and proper undergarments, and insignia, to recently dug artifacts to newly discovered museum pieces. If you are a Civil War Relic Hunter, feel free to show off your finds here!
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Reenactors Forum - Join, Drill, See the Elephant
A discussion for reenactors of the blue and gray in the 1860s era.
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Event Wire: Reenactments, Walks, Shows, & More
This Forum Should Include All Known Events, Including Reenactment Schedules
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Period Photos & Examinations
From Mathew Brady to today's pest battlefield and reenactment photographs, this forum is dedicated to the strangest, the most beautiful, and most horrible images of the American Civil War.
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Civil War Games & Miniatures
In this forum there are discussions about American Civil War Table Top Board Games, Card Games, Computer Games, Cell Phone Games, as well as Photos and Discussions about Civil War Wargaming with Miniatures, as well as Painting and Landscaping of Miniatures used on Realistic Scale Mockups of Historic Battlefields.
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Civil War Books, Stories, & Media
In general, Non-Fiction or NF refers to Factual Stories focused on actual events and people. Historical Fiction or HF refers to any book or movie that has a historical plot, a setting, or characters that are created from the authors imagination.
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Civil War Miscellany Here you'll find forums for "Everything Else" We have weapons, food, horses, uniforms, coffee, forts, medical care, and a whole bunch more, right here...
A Long Dusty Road
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- Regimental Histories
- Religion in the Civil War
- Soldier's Tales
- Hauntings of the Great Rebellion
- Four Footed Friends
- Immigrants During the Civil War
- Mid-19th Century Life
- Soldiers who fought on Horseback: Cavalry
- "What if..." Discussions
- U of ACW Study Center
- War Between the States Trivia Game
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Contests & Activities
- Where is it Wednesday
- Caption This!
- Throwback Thursday
- Photo of the Month Contest
- Archived Contests
- Concerns About Civil War Monuments and Sites
- Confederate Flag & Lost Cause Perspectives
- Ω Ballot Box
- Ω Podcasts
- Civil War Potpourri
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Camp Crowbar This is a safe place to relax, say hello and learn how to use the forum if you are new, and maybe even buy, sell or trade something at our extensive Sutler's Area!
In Memory
"Let us cross over the river and rest beneath the shade of the trees" - Last words of Thomas Jackson, Confederate General
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Sutlers & Soldiers Classified Ads
Want to sell your Civil War stuff? Want to buy Civil War Stuff? Post your desires here! Looking to join, or recruit for a Civil War Reenacting Unit? You can make those posts here too!
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