The Civil War was fought between the Union and the Confederate states over slavery and the survival of the nation.
It began at Fort Sumter in April 1861. The Union victory at Gettysburg in July 1863 marked a turning point, and General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.
Key Facts
- Deaths: an estimated 620,000 or more, the deadliest war in U.S. history
- Turning point: Gettysburg, 1863
- Ohio generals: Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman and Philip Sheridan
- Result: Union preserved and slavery abolished
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