First English Civil War First English Civil War (1642–1646), the Second English Civil War (1648–1649), and the Third English Civil War (1649–1651). For the most part, accounts summarise the two sides that fought the English Civil Wars as the Royalist Cavaliers of Charles I of England versus the Parliamentarian Roundheads. However, as with many civil wars, loyalties shifted for various reasons, and both sides changed significantly during the conflicts. During this time, the Irish Confederate Wars (another civil war) continued in Ireland, starting with the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and ending with the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Its incidents had little or no direct
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,