War Between the States

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The American Civil War was sometimes referred in the South as the War Between the States, and, later, the War of Northern Aggression.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

The plaque, erected May 25, 1986, reads: 1861-1865 In honor and memory of the Confederate soldiers of Jefferson County, who served in the War Between the States.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2018

The center tells the story of what old-school Southerners call the War Between the States — from Union, Confederate and African-American points of view.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2015

The homestead credits Kline’s efforts with helping preserve the unity of the Brethren Church while other Protestant denominations split into Northern and Southern branches during the War Between the States.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2014

She reached under her desk and pulled out a thick, thick book called The Pictorial History of the War Between the States.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis