American Civil War Weapons, Clothing & Accessories

The Civil War, beginning in 1861 and ending in 1865, was the bloodiest war in American history, More than 10,000 military actions took place with at least 618,000 Americans dying from battle or disease; more than the total losses from the American Revolution through the Vietnam War.

On April 9th, 1865, the war between the northern and southern United States ended with the surrender of Robert E. Lee and his troops to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. The official surrender was signed by General Edmund Kirby Smith on June 2nd, thus officially ending the bloodiest 4 years in American history.