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Civil War

In order to get a better understanding of the Civil War in a brief summary form please read pages 1 & 2 of the summary of the Civil War.

Please watch the following video to get a better understanding of the causes and the way the Civil War was fought.

Battles

In the Civil War there were many battles that were fought and many were costly in terms of lives and resources. The battles featured an old-fashioned fighting style that had not changed since the Civil War in regards to marching in lines and right into the face of the enemy.

Leaders

In the Civil War the soldiers were sometimes brothers or fathers and sons. The leaders had fought in the US army next to one another and had gone to school with one another, but many chose to stay with their allegiance to their state. So was the case with General Lee who was offered the position to be the Commander of the Union (Northern) Army, but he decided that he would stay with his state (Virginia) that seceeded (left) the United States and joined the Confederacy (the South).

In order to get more acquainted to the civil war and the leaders please watch the following videos: