AI Mode Conversation You said: the civil warthe civil war The [American Civil War](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESaAHrOzAVm0u5Rb9WI4xc1fhxvWFGogqGmGf-CLS5E3SQIKy97BVIjJH8hyR-lF2TlUxNJ6PpwGHDtQev5_xUTtRZHYoOmd__5owpnzRIGGQXTPwhK5oftzOT0U33YzPxmy0tEGf4YMW8) was a four-year conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the Union) and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESawHrOzAVHr01yzLDu9FlFFGhbWd28pWjqLTC1Nn2Ip1vvd9yGNgGkpSXFnNO-ddpiPrepsxc-TUlOsgFs3awKJ6KXR6uayFLbXbFCW8-tFF3q-cWcDkzJRrlYiQc8U8IE0uYBnmdE4Grx1AG), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgQEB6zswFYTNl-yvw5WXG7e-0VQKoy2e_ir3cUB4FdUlsPUaIzIy4wwAn0sPI3mLrnsyINmjWJnuk49m-O7El_o7d_j2SGc4eNFnJ17FpH3h9pzm-3c7ztcUeQv2oY7XUnNVswx_wQCw9wEwwkf1MJG7o3bfNUFCe7GzC0uH5SqxQjA)] Overview and Causes * Central Issue: The war was fought primarily over the institution of slavery and its expansion. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgQEB6zswFYTNl-yvw5WXG7e-0VQKoy2e_ir3cUB4FdUlsPUaIzIy4wwAn0sPI3mLrnsyINmjWJnuk49m-O7El_o7d_j2SGc4eNFnJ17FpH3h9pzm-3c7ztcUeQv2oY7XUnNVswx_wQCw9wEwwkf1MJG7o3bfNUFCe7GzC0uH5SqxQjA)] * Secession: Following the 1860 election of antislavery candidate Abraham Lincoln, Southern states seceded to protect and preserve chattel slavery. 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[[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgQEB6zswFYTNl-yvw5WXG7e-0VQKoy2e_ir3cUB4FdUlsPUaIzIy4wwAn0sPI3mLrnsyINmjWJnuk49m-O7El_o7d_j2SGc4eNFnJ17FpH3h9pzm-3c7ztcUeQv2oY7XUnNVswx_wQCw9wEwwkf1MJG7o3bfNUFCe7GzC0uH5SqxQjA)] Key Dates and Battles * Start Date: April 12, 1861, marked by the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESaAHrOzAVm0u5Rb9WI4xc1fhxvWFGogqGmGf-CLS5E3SQIKy97BVIjJH8hyR-lF2TlUxNJ6PpwGHDtQev5_xUTtRZHYoOmd__5owpnzRIGGQXTPwhK5oftzOT0U33YzPxmy0tEGf4YMW8), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgQEB6zswFYTNl-yvw5WXG7e-0VQKoy2e_ir3cUB4FdUlsPUaIzIy4wwAn0sPI3mLrnsyINmjWJnuk49m-O7El_o7d_j2SGc4eNFnJ17FpH3h9pzm-3c7ztcUeQv2oY7XUnNVswx_wQCw9wEwwkf1MJG7o3bfNUFCe7GzC0uH5SqxQjA)] * First Battle of Bull Run (1861): Showed both sides that the conflict would be long and bloody. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESaQHrOzAV2ZdOXax9Zo9U5q0NThQnNoAsHpJwfmKvWeR_4i0cAk05ThRehsgU1pOvLvRbrAouDDaM-U6Y0I1rzYjkk9OXJHsPO8INuPUohEPmsIXo2gNF7qvwx7TlL4eogoJybnBTbclbOQ)] * Battle of Antietam (1862): The deadliest one-day battle in American history; it led to the [Emancipation Proclamation](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESaQHrOzAV2ZdOXax9Zo9U5q0NThQnNoAsHpJwfmKvWeR_4i0cAk05ThRehsgU1pOvLvRbrAouDDaM-U6Y0I1rzYjkk9OXJHsPO8INuPUohEPmsIXo2gNF7qvwx7TlL4eogoJybnBTbclbOQ). [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESaQHrOzAV2ZdOXax9Zo9U5q0NThQnNoAsHpJwfmKvWeR_4i0cAk05ThRehsgU1pOvLvRbrAouDDaM-U6Y0I1rzYjkk9OXJHsPO8INuPUohEPmsIXo2gNF7qvwx7TlL4eogoJybnBTbclbOQ)] * Battle of Gettysburg (1863): A major turning point that shifted momentum to the Union. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYgHrOzAVw6jGQ3BEO31IC39buLNNFPpadhBD2jtS41hpqTahcRioH4upbrxX6ace4zy3HBCHYdS5kjlhQwgrlk4if5ZtEkxQuZ1Tlt5Px_Lr87IDYx9gLO7utdLGjYabJ6tK)] * End Date: April and May 1865, concluding with Confederate surrenders. Outcomes * Preservation of the Union: The federal government defeated the rebellion. * Abolition of Slavery: The 13th Amendment and Union victory freed four million enslaved African Americans. * Casualties: The war resulted in an estimated 1.5 million total casualties and immense physical and economic devastation, particularly in the South. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESaAHrOzAVm0u5Rb9WI4xc1fhxvWFGogqGmGf-CLS5E3SQIKy97BVIjJH8hyR-lF2TlUxNJ6PpwGHDtQev5_xUTtRZHYoOmd__5owpnzRIGGQXTPwhK5oftzOT0U33YzPxmy0tEGf4YMW8), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgQEB6zswFYTNl-yvw5WXG7e-0VQKoy2e_ir3cUB4FdUlsPUaIzIy4wwAn0sPI3mLrnsyINmjWJnuk49m-O7El_o7d_j2SGc4eNFnJ17FpH3h9pzm-3c7ztcUeQv2oY7XUnNVswx_wQCw9wEwwkf1MJG7o3bfNUFCe7GzC0uH5SqxQjA)] Wikipedia American Civil War - Wikipedia American Civil War. Article · Talk. Language; Save; View source; Download PDF. The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) History.com American Civil War: Causes, Dates & Battles | HISTORY 3 Key Civil War Battles * First Battle of Bull Run (1861) In the war's first major battle, Union forces were routed, with major casualties on both sides. It bec... Britannica American Civil War | History, Summary, Dates, Causes, Map ... - Britannica American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It a... Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History | The American Civil War | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Causes: Secession of eleven slaveholding states in 1860–1861 over slavery and territorial expansion disputes triggered the American Civil War in April 1861. Con... American Battlefield Trust A Brief Overview of the American Civil War | American Battlefield Trust The American Civil War was the largest and most destructive conflict in the Western world between the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the onset of World ... YouTube·Mapper Maniac 1:00 Why did the American civil war happen? AI responses may include mistakes. [Learn more](https://support.google.com/websearch?p=ai_overviews)