American Civil War

The American Civil War lasted from 1861-1865 and is considered by a majority of historians has the most devastating war in American History.  This sectional conflict between the North and the South lasted roughly five years and resulted in the death of close to 620,000 Americans. Not counted in the 620,000, were men and women who lost limbs, loved ones and were never quite the same after this destructive war between the Union and the Confederacy. The war eventually concluded with the signing of the surrender agreement at Appomattox Court House, Virginia in 1865. But those Americans did not die in vain, because after the war United States of America started living up to the ideals stressed in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Congress and enough states passed the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments guaranteeing greater freedom and equality for African Americans and Americans in general.


Mr. G