Civil War

Example Sentences

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The origins of Memorial Day date back to 1868, when Civil War soldiers on the Union side decorated the graves of the war dead with flowers.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Gallrein is close to Louisville in a county that features multiple distilleries and a history of Confederate guerrilla violence during the Civil War.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Bank supervision, which emerged in the Civil War and took its current form out of the Great Depression, offers the best framework for overseeing the most advanced AI labs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

First published 160 years ago during the Civil War, it has been in continuous publication since World War II, with its editorial independence guaranteed by Congress.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Wrapped in her prolonged mourning for Elisha, she was unaware of how much the Civil War had changed the country.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock