The American civil war was unavoidable Civil War: In U.S. history, the conflict (1861–65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. It is generally known in the South as the War between the States and is also called the War of the Rebellion (the official Union designation), the War of Secession, and the War for Southern Independence. It has been characterized, in the …showed first 75 words of 707 total…

…showed last 75 words of 707 total…fatally shot by a Union soldier. Nine other people were involved in the assassination; four were hanged, four imprisoned, and one acquitted. Remaining Confederate troops were defeated between the end of April and the end of May. Jefferson Davis was captured in Georgia on May 10. After a bloody war that had lasted four years the confederates lost giving victory to the north. Refference sources -Internet -Books: United states history by Nelson Klose and Curt Lader