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the American Civil War. Corporal Daniel A. Dorsey (1838–1918), for action during the Great Locomotive Chase at the time of the American Civil War. Sergeant

event and the site. Many of the sites preserve important Revolutionary War battles and Civil War battlefields. Military parks are the sites of larger actions

in the district, although not slavery itself. The outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 led to the expansion of the federal government and notable

payments to American farmers. This package is meant to offset the losses farmers are expected to incur from retaliatory tariffs placed on American exports

potential militia members. Anti-war activists and Islamic lobby groups were targeted in Texas, drawing criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union. According

Congress has declared war only five times: the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish–American War, World War I and World War II."  Mitchell, Alison

mission is "to deliver the world's leading transportation system, serving the American people and economy through the safe, efficient, sustainable, and equitable

procured the release of seven American hostages held by Hezbollah by selling American arms to Iran, then engaged in the Iran–Iraq War, in hopes that Iran would

Native American ancestors and distant relatives of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also

following eight wars: American Revolutionary War (est. 8,000), American Civil War (218,222), World War I (53,402), World War II (291,567), Korean War (33,686)

to individuals, the states, or other recognized entities. Since the American Civil War, the powers of the federal government have generally expanded greatly

had not been developed before the American Civil War, 90 percent of the land was still frontier. After the Civil War, tens of thousands of migrants were

supported by presidents from James Madison to James Polk. The 1846–48 Mexican–American War gave the proposal new steam as the responsibilities of the federal government

the American Civil War by blockading the Confederate States of Americaand seizing control of its rivers. It played the central role in the World War II

March 6, 1865. Both were Confederate victories. The war ended in 1865. Following the American Civil War, Florida's congressional representation was restored

English Civil War. These supporters were called Cavaliers, and the nickname "The Cavalier State" was popularized after the American Civil War. Virginia

military roles in the American Revolutionary War. Although it was a slave state, Maryland remained in the Union during the American Civil War, and its proximity

e-pain-than-gain-how-the-us-china-trade-war-hurt-america/.  "How China Won Trump's Trade War and Got Americans to Foot the Bill". Bloomberg News. January

of the American–Israeli alliance: The Cold War and Israel." Cold War History 9.1 (2009): 23–58, quoting Ben-Zvi on p 25. Little, Douglas. American Orientalism:

Louisiana 1892.jpg Following the American Civil War and emancipation of slaves, violence rose in the southern U.S. as the war was carried on by insurgent private