Dates of War:
Apr 12, 1861 – Apr 9, 1865
To backup the pictures: the cannons in these pictures are indeed horrific because of the destruction they can and do cause. they fire metal balls up to 100 m/s and 200 m/s (if we ignore air resistance)
Knowledge about the Civil War: The Civil War is the central event in America's historical consciousness. While the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined what kind of nation it would be.
Known people of the Civil War were:
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Robert Gould Shaw
