Abolition

The American Civil War was a conflict that lasted from 1861 to 1865, fought between the United States (the "Union") and the Confederate States of America. It arose primarily out of the issue of slavery, with the South seceding from the Union after the election of President Abraham Lincoln, who was seen as hostile to the institution. The Confederacy had a number of significant military successes in the early years of the war, but the tide began to turn in favor of the Union as the war went on. One of the key turning points was the Union's victory at…