Worcestershire in the English Civil War Worcestershire in the English Civil War Worcestershire was the county where the first battle and last battle of the English Civil War took place. The first battle, the Battle of Powick Bridge, fought on 23 September 1642, was a cavalry skirmish and a victor for the Royalists (Cavaliers). The final battle, the battle of Worcester, fought on 3 September 1651, was decisive and ended the war with a Parliamentary (Roundhead) victory and King Charles IIa wanted fugitive. During the First Civil War the county was under the control of the Royalists although many of their fortified garrisons were besieged by
Slavery during the American Civil War Manning in "What This Cruel War Was Over", Jason Phillips in "Diehard Rebels", Joseph Glatthaar in The "New Civil War History" and "General Lee's Army", Aaron Sheehan-Deen in "Why Confederates Fought", Kenneth Noe in "Reluctant Rebels", and James McPherson in "For Cause and Comrades" argued that slavery was central in the mindset of many Confederate soldiers. The issue in the mind and motivation of Union soldiers has also been debated. Manning's "What This Cruel War Was Over" is an example discussing the importance of slavery for Union soldiers. At the beginning of 1865, millions of black people remained as slaves,