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The Civil War On April 12th in 1861 at 4:30am, General Pierre Gustove Tuton Borigard ordered to open fire on Fort Sumpter out in Charleston Harbor. 34 hours later a white flag rose over the fort to stop the firing. The only casualty was a Confederate horse. This firing was the bloodless opening to the bloodiest war in American history. In this war, battles took place in 10,000 places, with 3 million serving in the war and over 600,000 dead by the end. But why did this war have to happen? In this essay, I will provide the wars precedents, the ultimate cause, ultimate issue and immediate occasions, and the general social, political, and economic causes. I will also mention the advantages and disadvantages for both sides along with their strategies and the consequences this war brought. The precedents that led to the Civil War were many. The precedents include the Kentucky/Virginia resolutions, the Hartford Convention in 1815, the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Tariff Abomination of 1828, the Compromise of 1850, and the Stricter Anti-Fugitive Slave Law. The Kentucky/Virginia Resolution involves any state can nullify laws. The Hartford Convention opposed war and adopted resolution. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was