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Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

Mexican-American War

When war broke out against Mexico in May 1846, the United States Army numbered a mere 8,000, but soon 60,000 volunteers joined their ranks.
Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865

American Civil War

The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states’ rights and westward expansion.
Period: Aug 17, 1862 to Dec 26, 1862

Dakota War

The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux or Dakota Uprising, was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of Dakota Sioux.
Period: Apr 30, 1863 to May 6, 1863

Battle of Chancellorsville

The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville campaign.[13] It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville.
Period: Nov 29, 1864 to 1864

Sand Creek massacre

[The causes of the Sand Creek massacre were rooted in the long conflict for control of the Great Plains of eastern Colorado. ]
Period: Mar 29, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865

Appomattox campaign

On March 31 Federals attacked and captured Confederate positions along White Oak Road. They continued their offensive the next day and won a decisive victory at Five Forks.
Period: 1870 to 1870

Sac and Fox Nation

The Sauk/Sac were called the 'People of the Yellow Earth' which distinguishes them from the Foxes who were called the 'Red Earth People'. The Sac and Fox Nation are Algonquian speaking people and are of the Woodland culture.
Period: 1876 to 1877

Great Sioux War

The Great Sioux War of 1876, also known as the Black Hills War, was a series of battles and negotiations which occurred in 1876 and 1877 between the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and the United States.
Period: Jun 25, 1876 to Jun 26, 1876

Battle of the Little Bighorn

[The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custer’s Last Stand, marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War.](https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/battle-of-the-little-bighorn0
Period: 1877 to 1877

Naz Perce War

The Nez Perce War was an armed conflict that pitted several bands of the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans and their allies.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nez_Perce_War)