American Civil War

The Civil War was a military conflict in the United States during the 1860s.

Background
Disputes between the agrarian southern states and industrial northern states regarding the expansion of slavery provoked the war. The southern states attempted to secede, becoming the Confederacy led by General Lee, faced the Union Army. During the war, a draft was implemented, a poster of which can be found in the ruins of Washington D.C. Led by President Abraham Lincoln and General Grant, the north's victory prevented a permanent split of the country and led to the end of slavery in the United States.

This Battle of Philippi was the first land conflict of the war, taking place near Philippi, Virginia. On June 3, 1861, the Union planned a pre-dawn assault on the Confederates, which resulted in their retreat. The leader who drove out the Confederates was Colonel Kelly, leader of the 1st West Virginia. A monument commemorating them is located near the site alongside a battlefield cemetery.

At the end of the war, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves, and subsequently presented the Gettysburg Address. In Washington D.C., Hannibal Hamlin shares information about Lincoln and his role in the emancipation, when inquiring about the Lincoln Memorial. In Appalachia, recreations of battles were held at Prickett's Fort. On the south wall of the Lincoln Memorial, there is an inscription mentioning the Civil War.

Behind the scenes

 * Roger Maxson mentions Jefferson Davis in his diary, the president of the Confederacy.
 * Ulysses indirectly mentions the Civil War when talking about the history of Ulysses S. Grant and his influence as a Union general.