Summary: The American Civil War goes by many names; the war between the States, the war of the rebellion, and the war of Southern independence. It is also the bloodiest war in American history. To this day, the Civil War is romanticized by society. From movies to re-enactments, people seem to want to be connected to this dark time of American history. Host Stan Ellsworth looks at what led up to the American Civil War and how the war meant an end to one American era and the beginning of another.
