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The 173 pages that link to American Civil War, each with the reason it gives.

• David FarragutNarrower topic: Farragut’s best-known commands came during the Union’s naval campaigns in this war.

• Nat Turner's RebellionNarrower topic: The revolt preceded, but did not directly cause, the war that ended slavery.

• Bruce CattonNarrower topic: Catton’s histories center on this conflict and its military and political course.

• George FitzhughNarrower topic: The conflict ended the slave society Fitzhugh had defended.

• History of LouisianaNarrower topic: Louisiana seceded, joined the Confederacy, and became a major Union military target.

• History of MassachusettsNarrower topic: Massachusetts’s role in Union mobilization followed decades of antislavery activism.

• History of South CarolinaNarrower topic: South Carolina's secession and the attack on Fort Sumter helped begin the conflict.

• History of VirginiaNarrower topic: Virginia’s secession and battlefield geography made it central to the war.

• O Captain! My Captain!Narrower topic: The ship’s perilous voyage stands for the Union’s passage through the war.