THE DEFINING MOMENT
No other moment in our history has captivated Americans' imaginations more than the Civil War. Tensions between the North and the South built over decades and culminated in the bloodiest conflict this country has ever seen. The war lasted four long years, from 1861 to 1865. It touched hundreds of thousands of families, and devastated many. Nearly every adult either fought in the war or knew someone who did. The Civil War took the lives of 618,000 men--fifty percent more Americans than died during World War II.
But the war's impact did not end with the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 1865. Undoubtedly the fighting left deep scars on the country, but the war also wrought societal, cultural, and ideological changes that left even more enduring marks on the United States. The Civil War was this country's defining moment and that is why the war remains one of the most popular topics in American history. Millions of people......
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