American Civil War

== English == === Proper noun === the American Civil War A war fought in the United States between 1861 and 1865, between the Northern states (Union) and Southern states (Confederacy). ==== Usage notes ==== Been called by various names; see Names of the American Civil War on Wikipedia. ==== Synonyms ==== (US) Civil War (US, especially Southern US) War Between the States (US, almost exclusively Southern US) War of Northern Aggression (US, chiefly Northern US) War of the Rebellion (US, chiefly Northern US) Great Rebellion (Outside the US) Secession War U.S. Civil War ==== Hypernyms ==== war civil war insurrection revolt, armed revolt rebellion, armed rebellion secession, armed secession, secession war, war of secession independence war, war of independence ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Billy Yank Confederate States of America Gettysburg Johnny Reb secession slavery