Title: Why Did the Civil War Start - Historyplex
Headings: Why Did the Civil War Start
Why Did the Civil War Start
Why Did the American Civil War Start?
Attempts to Abolish of Slavery
Economic Divide Between the North and South
Election of President Abraham Lincoln
Other FAQs about the Civil War
When Did it Begin?
How Did it Begin?
Who Won the Civil War?
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Content: In response, Abraham Lincoln―the then President of the United States―called upon all the free states to send their voluntary forces to recapture the Federal property. This prompted the secession of four more slave states and brought the total number of rebel states to eleven. Soon, both sides were ready with their armies and thus began one of the most gruesome wars in the world history―the American Civil War. Who Won the Civil War? The Army of Northern Virginia under the leadership of General Robert E. Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865. Following this, most of the Confederates either surrendered or were captured, while other units disbanded. The War finally came to an end on May 9, 1865, with a victory for the Union, and President Andrew Johnson declaring that the armed resistance had ‘virtually’ ended. The last Confederate General, Stand Watie surrendered on June 23, 1865. On August 20, 1866, President Johnson formally declared the American Civil War over (Proclamation 157). In the meanwhile, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was introduced by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, marked the end of slavery in the United States, whist preserving the territorial integrity of the nation.