American Civil War

American  

noun

1. the war in the U.S. between the North and the South, 1861–65.

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Example Sentences

As a child, the history of the American Civil War fascinated me like nothing else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

In other words, there was indeed a “civil war” in Vietnam, but it was not one that pitted northerners against southerners, as, for the most part, our American Civil War did.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025

He identifies with the violent abolitionist John Brown, who tried to start a slave revolt two years before the American Civil War and was executed.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

It’s not as though Haley couldn’t explain what started the American Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

Earlier this year we were studying the American Civil War.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg