The Civil War’s Greatest Armies

The American Civil War began with the Attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, when Confederate troops fired on South Carolina’s Fort Sumter. It ended four years later, on April 9, 1865, with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse. There were more than 50 major battles…

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