![]() ![]() In some instances brothers, fathers & sons, and other family members fought against each other on the opposing sides. While I’m not going to go into the causes or reasons behind the Civil War, it was a bloody conflict, with over 850,000 troops on both sides killed. The remaining states in the United States were known as the “Union”. Texas was one of the eleven “Southern” states, and a new country was formed known as the “Confederate States of America”. ![]() The Civil War started after eleven of the then thirty-four states withdrew from the United States and formed their own country. As a young boy who read many history books, I remember reading a story about a Civil War ship that kept on fighting after the war was over. The Last Act Of The Civil War : CSS Shenandoah This year marks the 152nd anniversary of the end of the Civil War, which was fought from Apto May 26, 1865. ![]()
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