The Civil War The Confederacy Author:The Library of Congress No other event matches the impact of the American Civil War on the history of the United States. Its effects on both the land and the people were far reaching and long felt, and the implications of its outcome were enormous. This deck of Knowledge Cards examines the Confederate cause through forty-eight portraits and informative essays on both t... more »he well-known and lesser-known participants and events of the war. Each card features a photograph or engraving on one side with biographical and historical text on the other.« less