Battles of the Civil War

By Gail Fay

This book gives an in-depth look at key battles of the Civil War.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781484665916

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Why We Fought: The Civil War: Battles of the Civil War by Gail Fay

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Why did We Fight the Civil War?

Who Fired the First Shots?

What was the First Major Battle?

Why is the Battle of the Ironclads Important?

What Happened at the Battle of Shiloh?

Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?

What was the Bloodiest Day of the War?

What Happened at the Battle of Fredericksburg?

What Happened at the Battle of Chancellorsville?

Which Battle was Fought for Control of the Mississippi River?

Which Battle is Considered the Turning Point in the War?

Did Black Soldiers Fight in the Civil War?

What Happened During Sherman’s March to the Sea?

How did the Civil War End?

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Why did We Fight the Civil War?

The Civil War is also known as the War Between the States. The war was fought over differences between northern states and southern states. There were three main differences.

Different Economies

By the mid-1800s, the North and South had developed different economies, or ways of making money. Most people who lived in the North had jobs in manufacturing and trading. They made things and sold them.

"I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free… It will become all one thing or all the other."

—Abraham Lincoln, 1858

A map of the United States in 1861. It shows Union, Confederate, and border states, and the territories.

Most people in the South were farmers. Some people in the South owned plantations and grew crops such as tobacco and cotton. A plantation contained 100 or more slaves. In the South, about 125 landowners in each state possessed this wealth. Northerners did not need slave labor to run the factories.

Different Views on States’ Rights

People in the North thought laws for the country should be created by the federal, or national, government. People in the South did not agree. They thought states should have the right to make their own laws, even if they were different from the federal laws. In particular, Southerners wanted to protect their right to own slaves.

Different Views on Slavery

In the mid-1800s, many Northerners joined the