The Civil War is known for its brutality and fierce fighting on both sides that led to one of the greatest wars in world history. The war was vigorously fought and fought with courage and pride for one's beliefs. The war would tear a country apart and bring it together stronger than ever, the country came together and began to build a stronger infrastructure and a better future. The Civil War will never be forgotten and will always help define a country, a people and a way of life. The Civil War revolutionized the United States and greatly affected not only the United States but also the world. The Civil War is the most significant war in United States history and continues to affect the country, the people, the way of life, and the war itself. First, the civil war affected thousands of people and changed their lives forever. As a result, everyone involved in the Civil War had their lives greatly affected and changed. The war was so significant in so many ways, but the way it affected the people of the country was unprecedented. More than 620,000 total deaths, the largest number ever recorded in a war in the United States, occurred as a result of the Civil War. Specific ethnic groups were heavily affected by the civil war. Some 186,000 African American soldiers joined the Union cause, 38,000 of whom suffered casualties. Death is not the only way the Civil War changed the population of the United States. Their way of life will never be the same again due to the changes brought about by the civil war. A major change in lifestyle occurred when John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln. This assassination changed the United States forever. The country had lost its strongest leader and its backbone throughout the war. This would...... middle of paper ......ar in U.S. history for many reasons. The Civil War forever changed the population of the United States and the world; millions of people were affected by the war. He helped build one of the greatest countries in the world while almost completely destroying it. Unrest and chaos changed the country forever. The war transformed the entire country's outlook from sporadic and unorganized to a united and focused vision of the future. The war is credited with forever changing the United States and revolutionizing many factors involved in this destructive and chaotic war. (2013). Retrieved November 11, 2013, from History.com: http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war Elster, J. A. (2003). The outbreak of the civil war. Farmington Hills: Greenhaven Press. Narins, B. (2009). The Civil War (1861-1865). Detroit.