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The Civil War : America 's Most Memorable War

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The Civil War is America’s most memorable war that took place in 1861- 1865. This war was fought over that facts of which the United States would become a confederate with its own states, or all united under a government that promised that every person was created equally. Which meant that there wouldn’t be any more slavery allowed unless a serious crime was committed that person would become a slave to the government by law. When this law was passed the whole south of America went hysterical because that is where slavery was at its worst. This riot in the south caused a war between the northern states and the southern states. In this war many lives were lost as never before in the short period of time it took place. Not only in the battles were they lost but also some died from injuries, dehydration, lack of food and supplies needed, or diseases. In 1861, there were minor battles taking place between the two opposing sides; but the real battles started in 1862. The first major battle was in Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Georgia. By the time 1864 came around the North came up with a new plan to overcome the South. At first it was to give them a little bit of what they had, that the south would soon get over it and move on. But since that didn’t seem to happen and they only got angrier, the North decided to give them a full on war to destroy the South’s’ way of thinking that slavery should be allowed. Robert E. Lee was the general of the

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