The American Civil War, which began from 1861 to 1865, went down in history as one of the most important events ever to occur in the United States d 'America. , so far. At that time, people wondered how the United States could have been so close to the bottom, especially since it was an internal conflict within the country itself. The hostility continued to grow over the years, increasingly dividing the nation, finally culminating on the twelfth day of April 1861 at Fort Sumter, North Carolina. The American Civil War was an unstoppable battle, and aside from the obvious physical effects of war, disagreements over states' rights, slavery, and rising tariffs played a crucial role in dividing the country as well as in the resulting conflicts. follow up. At the beginning of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, he reflects on the beginning of his presidency: "All thoughts were anxiously directed toward an impending civil war. Everyone feared him, everyone tried to avoid him. Both parties disapproved of the war. Nevertheless, war came. »[1] A civil war is a struggle for power within a nation.[2] Ironically, the American Civil War was nothing of the sort. This was not a war over who would rule the United States. The South simply wanted to be independent of the Union and come together to form the Confederacy. However, from the North's perspective, it was a Southern Civil War. In 1858, William H. Seward, soon to become Secretary of State, described the differences between the North and the South as an "irrepressible conflict." By 1860, once Lincoln assumed the presidency, placing Seward in his cabinet, the misinterpreted perspectives of both sides had become broader and more violent, and with the medium of paper, this had led to what we now call the American Civil War. The war began with the secession of eleven Southern states from the Union and the formation of the Confederate States of America. The first two years of the Civil War showed great hope for Southern troops after achieving several victories. These hopes quickly turned to doubts after their major losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in 1863. From then on, Northern troops continued to conquer the South, where they finally surrendered in April 1865.[?] war that was once thought to be completely avoidable, transformed into the exact opposite and much worse. The American Civil War was the bloodiest American war, costing more than 600,000 lives, more casualties than the Revolutionary War, the Mexican War, World War I and II, and the Korean War combined. This war will forever be known as the most significant event in American history...