Title: 14. The Civil War | THE AMERICAN YAWP
Headings: 14. The Civil War
14. The Civil War
I. Introduction
II. The Election of 1860 and Secession
III. A War for Union 1861-1863
IV. War for Emancipation 1863-1865
V. Conclusion
VI. Primary Sources
VII. Reference Material
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Content: A War for Union 1861-1863
IV. War for Emancipation 1863-1865
V. Conclusion
VI. Primary Sources
VII. Reference Material
I. Introduction
The American Civil War, the bloodiest in the nation’s history, resulted in approximately 750,000 deaths. 1 The war touched the life of nearly every American as military mobilization reached levels never seen before or since. Most northern soldiers went to war to preserve the Union, but the war ultimately transformed into a struggle to eradicate slavery. African Americans, both enslaved and free, pressed the issue of emancipation and nurtured this transformation. Simultaneously, women thrust themselves into critical wartime roles while navigating a world without many men of military age. The Civil War was a defining event in the history of the United States and, for the Americans thrust into it, a wrenching one. II.