The
American Civil
War began April 12, 1861 when Confederates under
General Pierre Beureguard opened fire at 4:30 a.m. on Ft. Sumter,
Charleston, South Carolina with fifty cannons.
The
Civil War lasted from 1861 until 1865 and led
to over 618,000 casualties. While a vast number of people believe the
war was about slavery, it was much more complex. Social and economical
differences between the North and the South played a large role as did
state rights versus federal rights. The Abolitionist Movement began to
rise and with the election of Abraham Lincoln as President and his
views on slavery sealed the fate of our country and its opposing
viewpoints.
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