American Civil War

The American Civil War was a conflict fought in the United States of America on Earth during the mid-19th century between the northern, or Union, states and the former southern states, which had broken away and formed the Confederate States of America, mainly because of the southern belief in states rights and the northern desires for a strong central government. Because a "civil war" requires two opposing sides to fight for control of the seat of national power, the war was referred to as "The War for Southern Independence" or "The War of Northern Aggression" by many academics in the twentieth century. The war ended in a northern victory. Following the war the former Confederate states were eventually readmitted to the Union, and the war was eventually seen as one of the key events in bringing about an eventual end to slavery and oppression on Earth.

The war began after the Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter, which was under the command of Major Robert Anderson.

Major engagements

 * Battle of Fort Hindman
 * Battle of Hampton Roads
 * Battle of Pine Mountain
 * Sherman's March to the Sea