Antebellum

Antebellum or ante-bellum (literally, Latin for "before [the] war") may refer to any pre-war period, but usually refers to:

• The era in the Southern United States preceding the Civil War and the culture of that era. Specifically, the era in the history of the Southern United States after the establishment of the U.S. as a sovereign nation, but before the U.S. Civil War. There is disagreement over the starting and ending dates.
• The same era in the United States in general, i.e. the South and the North

Articles about specific aspects of or places in the Antebellum era:

• Antebellum architecture, the neoclassical architectural style of the American South during the Antebellum era
• Antebellum South Carolina, typically defined by historians as the period of South Carolina between the War of 1812 and the American Civil War

Also:

• Antebellum Bulldog, an American dog breed, developed in the Altamaha River Valley Basin, a region of South Eastern Georgia.
• Lady Antebellum, an American country music group.

See also

• Status quo ante bellum, a Latin phrase meaning "the status before the war".