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Saturday, July 27, 2024

Collection of facts about the American Civil War

This post is a collection of facts about the American Civil War (1861-1865). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Total casualties: 620,000 - 750,000 soldiers
• Confederacy formed by seven states which secede from the United States: 1861
• Confederacy attacks Fort Sumter: April 12th, 1861
• First Battle of Bull Run: July 1861
• Battle of Antietam: September 17, 1862
• Emancipation Proclamation abolishes slavery: January 1st, 1863
• Battle of Gettysburg: July 1863
• Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant: April 9th, 1865
• Abraham Lincoln assassinated: April 14th, 1865
• Last confederacy troops disbanded: May 26th, 1865