The Civil War was the greatest war in American history. Three million American soldiers fought and 600,000 died in the huge battles. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, and for that reason we have always been fascinated with The Civil War. It is widely known that the American Civil War was the war which took the most casualties, and it divided the US. The main cause of this war was the slavery and hate between the Northern States and the Southern States. Jefferson Davies, the president of the Confederate forces, declared war against the Union. The Northern States wanted to force the South not to work with slaves. The war began in 1861 and the surrender took place in Appomattox Courthouse, April 9, 1865. The General of the Confederate forces, Robert E. Lee signed the surrender and retired. Although he had many successes in the beginning of the war, he could not lead his forces to victory in the long and bloody Civil War, which was mostly due to the battle of......
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