American Civil War, American Civil War. This is a large-scale civil war in American history. The two sides involved in the war are the United States of America (referred to as the Federation) and the United States (referred to as the Confederacy). Lincoln ordered an attack on the "rebel" state.
186 1 In March, Lincoln was elected president, and the protection of tariffs and homestead laws mentioned by Lincoln in his platform greatly weakened the interests of southern slave owners. This made South Carolina immediately announce its withdrawal from the Union at 186 1, and the southern States also responded to South Carolina's withdrawal from the Union, established the "american league" and elected Jefferson Davis from Kentucky as president.
On April 6th, 2002, under the orders of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, the troops of Confederate government shelled Fort Sumter. The southern army started a civil war, and the American Civil War broke out.
From 65438 to 0862, Lincoln successively promulgated the Homestead Law and the Slave Emancipation Law, which mobilized the enthusiasm of the broad masses of the people, reversed the war situation, and completely plunged the southern army into a desperate situation.