United States Civil War

The Civil War was the war fought between the North and the South of America over slavery. The northerners were primarily abolitionists, or people against slavery, the southerners were confederates, or in other words people supporting slavery. of slavery and owned many slaves themselves. The leader of the abolitionists was president Abraham Lincoln. He chose Ulysses Grant to be his general.  The Union was the North and the Confederacy was the South. 

The north had many advantages. It had industry, which supplied its weapons, railroads, which made traveling faster and much more. 

1862 - the Union stepped up it's defence

April 6th 1861- there was confusion, blood, and gun smoke.The victory went to the North, who at the time had general George Mc Cloen.The big test was on July 21 1821. It was Union vs Confederacy. The the Union surprised that the Confederacy held their grounds . 

April 1865 was the last battle.

robert e Lee was the Confederate general. 

Then the Emancipation Proclamation came out as a punishment to the south for fighting against the North.   

Many people were dead. It was dreadful.