apr 12, 1861 - Start of the Civil War
Description:
After tensions rise between two opposing sides over the highly disputed topic of slavery, a war erupts into existence. The southern states have threatened to secede from the nation in the midst of the Republican Abraham Lincoln's eleciton.Image caption:
Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. The confederates and the union fight against each other for their own causes.
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Date:
apr 12, 1861
Now
~ 164 years ago