The enormous impact of the Civil War on our nation will probably never be determined, but would never have been possible without the stand of the Confederate States of America. 'The independence of the Confederate States commenced by the withdrawal of the State of South Carolina from the Union of the United States. The ordinance of secession was passed on December 20, 1860 by a unanimous vote. The withdrawal of South Carolina from the Union was followed …showed first 75 words of 1735 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1735 total…for so long, furled to be no more unfurled forever? Surely they are but the vagaries of mine own imagination...But, hush! I hear the approach of battle. That low, rumbling sound in the West is the roar of cannon in the distance.' (Ward 417). The enormous impact on our nation by the Civil War will probably never be determined, and would not have been possible without the stand of the Confederate States of America.