American Civil War

noun

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

Example Sentences

He called for a new American Civil War that "would finally lead to the inglorious break up of the 21st Century's evil empire, the United States of America".

From BBC

She questions Haley, now referred to as Ambassador Haley, about the root cause of the American Civil War.

From Seattle Times

The fusion of spiritual warfare rhetoric and prophetic declarations predicting an imminent second American Civil War added a distinctive dimension to this ideological landscape.

From Salon

A poor immigrant to the United States, he deserted the Union army during the American Civil War, faked his own death, and began a relentless rise to the top of the criminal world.

From Literature

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

From Los Angeles Times