Compare And Contrast North And South Civil War

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North and south civil war While both sides fought the civil war over the issue of slavery, the North had fought for more moral reasons, while the South fought to preserve its own institutions. I will be writing about this as my topic and explain how it started, who were involved and what were the reasons,etc. The civil war was the most historical event in all of the world and at a site I found and used it says “While the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined what kind of nation it would be.” Meaning that the civil war was the changing point in the country in this era. It was the north and the south fighting over slavery and institutional reasons too. While the north didn't have …show more content…

“The American Civil War was the greatest war in American history. 3 million fought - 600,000 paid the ultimate price for freedom. And a war for freedom, it was. The desire for freedom traveled deeper than the color of skin and farther than the borders of any state.” The general of the civil war is Ulysses S. Grant, he was a general in the north and here from a site I have more information “It was Grant's understated brilliance that won The Civil War. With the Mississippi River heavily fortified, Grant sidestepped the Rebels by travelling up the Tennessee and Cumberland River, capturing Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, the first major Union victory.” He was one of the many leaders from the North. For the south their general was Robert E. Lee, he was an American and a south side soldier; he was also a general in the south. He had many battles and was considered the most successful and victorious general. He controlled and ordered the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War from 1862; until his later surrender in 1865 to the north Americans. On December 6 of 1865 the Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution was passed by Congress on January 31 of 1865 is finally accepted; Slavery is finally

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