The U.S. Civil War is also known as the War Between the States and the War of Secession. It began April 12, 1861, when Southern troops opened fire on Fort Sumter, a U.S. military post in Charleston, S.C. More Americans were killed in the Civil War than any other war in history. The war divided the people of the United States; in some families brother fought against brother. The war ended 4 years later on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his ragged army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
The American Civil War formally began on April 12, 1861, as a result of the beginning of the bombardment of Union-held Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. Following this bombardment, several more Southern states seceded from the Union, which itself called for volunteers to join the military and otherwise put in motion the gears of war.
The American Civil war started in 1861 and ended in 1865
There have been many Civil Wars in many countries around the world.
April 12th 1861
The civil war began in 1861.
Which Civil War?
The civil Nigerian began in 1867
There were 34 States in the Union when the Civil War began.
US Civil War 1861-1865.
The US Civil War was an un-declared war.
The US military draft began in the US Civil War (1861-1865).
Russia was not involved in the US Civil War. A civil war is defined as a war fought between groups which are all from one country.
The location that arked the beginning of the civil war was Gettysburg.
The US Civil War started on April 12, 1861.
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Civil war
The US Civil War started on April 12, 1861, at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, in South Carolina.
While certainly an important event in US history, the US Civil War didn't "lead" or "start" the study of US History.
1861 to 1865
During the US Civil War.
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The civil war started over "States Rights", not slavery.
There were 34 States in the Union when the Civil War began.