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

• Margaret WalkerRelated: The war and its aftermath structure the historical arc of Jubilee.

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

• Phoebe PalmerRelated: Palmer and her husband conducted wartime relief work for Union soldiers and supported the United States Christian Commission.

• Richard Jordan GatlingRelated: Gatling patented his gun during the war, though it saw limited wartime use.

• The Education of Henry AdamsRelated: The war marks a rupture in the political world Adams inherited and sought to interpret.

• 19th centuryBroader topic: It ended slavery in the United States and tested the survival of a republic.

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

• Doc HollidayRelated: Holliday came of age in the postwar South, amid the upheavals of Reconstruction.

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

• Greene Vardiman BlackRelated: Black served as a Union soldier before beginning his dental career after the war.

• 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.

• Human wave attackRelated: Rifled muskets and field fortifications demonstrated the rising danger of advancing in dense formations.

• Limbers and caissonsRelated: Its armies used extensive horse-drawn artillery trains, including limbers and caissons.

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

• Philip Danforth ArmourRelated: Wartime demand for preserved meat helped Armour’s early packing business grow.

• Sally MannRelated: Its battle sites give Mann’s Southern landscapes a history of conflict and loss.

• Statue of FreedomRelated: The statue was assembled atop the Capitol during the war, in 1863.

• United States of AmericaRelated: The Union victory preserved the country and ended slavery.

• Upland SouthRelated: Divided loyalties and Unionist communities made parts of the uplands politically distinct during the war.

• William Gilmore SimmsRelated: The war devastated Simms's South Carolina home and affected his later life and writing.