The Civil War or the American Civil War, which is sometimes referred to as the war between the states, the war of rebellion, or the war for southern independence, is a war that left a big impact in History. Not only did this war take over 600,000 lives, it also ruined property valued at $5 billion dollars. However, this war was an important war for the future, it put an ending to slavery and freed over 4 million …
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…had disliked him, because of his beliefs. The south felt that all hope was lost. Finally, on the day Lincoln was inaugurated the Confederate Army had begun to rise. By April 14, 1861, 7 states had left the Union. On February 18, 1861, Jefferson Davis began the President of the Confederate States. One last push was made to keep the Union. It failed. The gap between the North and the South was too big to be solved. War was inevitable.