For many the Civil War conjures up images of huge armies colliding on legendary battlefields such as Gettysburg, Antietam, and Shiloh. Those battles were very real and significant. But Civil War also meant smaller clashes that bitterly divided neighbors in places such as Pilot Knob, Missouri; Lawrence, Kansas; and Goodson, Virginia
Who was involved in these fights?
How did they start?
And how did they help shape the war?
Records from the National Archives document it all—the major battles as well as the skirmishes, guerrilla raids, and occupations in communities with divided loyalties
