In 1865 Southern whites defined freedom as controlling their future without northern interference
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The United States Civil war fought between the northern Union soldiers and the southern Confederate soldiers was fought from the years 1861 until 1865.
April 3, 1865
None, because the Confederate States didn't exist in 1857. The CSA was formed in 1861 by the Southern states that seceded from the Union, and was abolished in 1865 when the Union won the Civil War.
On the positive side, Sherman's March to the Sea made a major contribution to the collapse of the Confederate forces in April of 1865. On the negative side, it caused the collapse of the southern economy which took many years to recover.
There is a lot of major events from 1860-1865. I suggest that you google "major events from 1860-1865".