The Civil War
Natalie Lane And Dariya D.
The Summary of The Civil War
The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.
Facts
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order that Abraham Lincoln signed on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of the 3.1 million slaves in the Confederate States of America. This enraged the south and turned this into a total war to destroy the Old South.
The Civil War
The Civil War lasted from April 12, 1861 to May 13, 1865.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War.
North And South
The North had more men and war materials than the South.
Facts- Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee’s Virginia estate was confiscated by the Union and turned into a cemetery during the war.
Fact
Lincoln was shot at and almost killed nearly two years before he was assassinated.