Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  fauna, zoology(noun) all the animal life in a particular region or period. the fauna of China; the zoology of the Pliocene epoch. 2  zoology, zoological science(noun) the branch of biology that studies animals.
The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.
The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.ontemporary actors, the Union and Confederate leadership and fighting soldiers on both sides believed that slavery caused the Civil War. Union men mainly believed the war was to emancipate the slaves. Confederates fought to protect southern society, and slavery as an integral part of it.