Question

What was happening to the nation prior to the Civil War? How and when did the Civil War begin?

Answer 1

Answer:

12 April 1861 – 9 April 1865

American Civil War/Periods

The war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861. The war ended in Spring, 1865. Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.

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