Civil War Era

1860 – 1870 CE

The American Civil War — total war, industrial might, and the end of an era.

Commanders

"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten; t..."

"War is hell."

"Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees."

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soo..."

"You may be whatever you resolve to be."

"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."

"War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the soon..."