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The Civil War to the Modern Day
The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American History. Even though the war was a
tragedy because of the life lost, it helped to better the United States to this day. One might
wonder how the Civil War has affected different aspects of the United States over the years. If
one were to examine events that took place after 1865, they would be able to find similarities
between these events and occurrences that happened during the Civil War.
Why did men (and women) choose to fight?
There were many reasons why men (and sometimes women) decided to fight in the Civil
War. Some chose to fight because they believed they were defending themselves. Others fought
because they felt it was their duty to fight for their respective side. Most who fought, however,
wanted to fight for what they believed in. In fact, the reasons why Confederate and Union
soldiers took up arms were almost identical; the only difference being their......

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