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15 de out. de 2009 · The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of tensions over slavery, states' rights and westward expansion. The war was the costliest and deadliest in American history, with four million soldiers and millions more civilians affected.
Há 3 dias · American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights. When antislavery candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected president (1860), the Southern states seceded.
- The American Civil War was the culmination of the struggle between the advocates and opponents of slavery that dated from the founding of the Unite...
- The Union won the American Civil War. The war effectively ended in April 1865 when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Unio...
- It is estimated that from 752,000 to 851,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War. This figure represents approximately 2 percent of the Ame...
- Important people during the American Civil War included Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, whose election prompted the seces...
- The modern usage of Confederate symbols, especially the Confederate Battle Flag and statues of Confederate leaders, is considered controversial bec...
January 29 – Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state ( see History of Kansas ). February 1 – American Civil War: Texas secedes from the Union. February 4 – American Civil War: Delegates from six seceded states meet at the Montgomery Convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
By early 1861, General Winfield Scott had devised the Anaconda Plan to win the war with as little bloodshed as possible, which called for blockading the Confederacy and slowly suffocating the South to surrender. Lincoln adopted parts of the plan, but chose to prosecute a more active vision of war.
18 de jul. de 2017 · American Civil War Events of 1861. 1861 saw a growing list of southern states secede from the Union, placing President-elect Abraham Lincoln in a most difficult position heading into office. Though the war had been brewing for quite some time prior, 1861 marked its true start.
Learn about the major events of 1861 that led to the Civil War, such as the secession of the South, the attack on Fort Sumter, and the First Battle of Bull Run. See photographs of the battlefield, the blockade, and the winter quarters of the Confederate army.
The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. It started in 1861 with the firing on Fort Sumter and ended in 1865 with the surrender of the Confederacy.
