Der vandt borgerkrigen nord eller syd?
Unionen
American Civil War
Unionen og Konføderationen rejste hurtigt frivillige og værnepligtige hære, som kæmpede mest i Syden i løbet af fire år. Unionen vandt endelig krigen, da general Robert E. Lee overgav sig til general Ulysses S. Grant i slaget ved Appomattox Court House, efterfulgt af en række overgivelser fra konføderationens generaler i alle sydstaterne. Fire års intense kampe kostede 620.000 til 750.000 mennesker livet, hvilket er et højere antal end antallet af amerikanske militærdræbte i alle andre krige tilsammen (i hvert fald indtil omkring Vietnamkrigen). En stor del af Sydstaternes infrastruktur blev ødelagt, især transportsystemer, jernbaner, møller og huse. Konføderationen brød sammen, slaveriet blev afskaffet, og 4 millioner slaver blev befriet. Genopbygningstiden (1863-1877) overlappede og fulgte krigen med processen med at genoprette den nationale enhed, styrke den nationale regering og give de frigivne slaver borgerlige rettigheder i hele landet. Borgerkrigen er den mest studerede og omtalte episode i USA's historie.
Union
American Civil War
The Union and Confederacy quickly raised volunteer and conscription armies that fought mostly in the South over four years. The Union finally won the war when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Appomattox Court House, followed by a series of surrenders by Confederate generals throughout the southern states. Four years of intense combat left 620,000 to 750,000 people dead, a higher number than the number of U.S. military deaths in all other wars combined (at least until approximately the Vietnam War). Much of the South's infrastructure was destroyed, especially the transportation systems, railroads, mills and houses. The Confederacy collapsed, slavery was abolished, and 4 million slaves were freed. The Reconstruction Era (1863–1877) overlapped and followed the war, with the process of restoring national unity, strengthening the national government, and granting civil rights to freed slaves throughout the country. The Civil War is the most studied and written about episode in U.S. history.
American Civil War