It was the greatest war in American history. Three million fought - 600,000 died. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, and Hundreds of books, movies and documentaries have been created about this war.

The American Civil War in U.S. history, was a conflict (1861-65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy . Also known as the War between the States, the War of the Rebellion (the official Union designation), the War of Secession, and the War for Southern Independence. The name Civil War, although much criticized as inexact, is the most widely accepted.