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Introduction. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZC4-2088) At 4:30 am on April 12, 1861, Confederate artillery in Charleston, South Carolina, opened fire on Fort Sumter, which was held by the United States Army. The bombardment set off a savage four-year war between two great geographic sections of the United States.
The American Civil War was a conflict fought in the United States between the Union of the North and the rebel Confederate states of the South between 1861-1865. It cost the lives of over a million men and caused untold damage and devastation across the nation that resulted in victory for the North.
It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War. Artillery - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. Assassination - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
Kids learn about the history of the American Civil War including causes, timeline, generals, battles, daily life, Abraham Lincoln, the North vs. South, border states, and slavery. Educational articles for students, schools, and teachers.
The American Civil War was a major conflict in the history of the United States. It lasted four years (1861- 1865) and resulted in 620,000 deaths. Southern states felt threatened by Republican Abraham Lincoln’s election as President as they believed he would abolish slavery with his anti-slavery agenda so eleven seceded from the Union forming ...
The first major battle of the war was fought on July 21. About 30,000 Union troops marched toward the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. The Confederates stopped them at a stream named Bull Run, near the town of Manassas. The Union troops were forced back to Washington, D.C. The defeat shocked the Union. 1862
The American Civil War was a conflict fought between the northern and southern states of the United States. The northern states were called the Union and the southern states were called the Confederacy. The war began in May 1861 when the Confederacy fired upon Union-held Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
