War Between the States
Example Sentences
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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
It had been their dream since they were suburban Philadelphia middle-schoolers and fell in love with history and the War Between the States.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2016
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
Others, including LeMoyne House in Washington, Pa., have permanent exhibits devoted to their communities’ experiences during the War Between the States.
From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2015
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
