The civil war means alot to me, just to think all of those soldiers going out to fight for OUR freedom, and they dont get paid as much as you think they would. Soldiers that fight in the Civil War go out and risk their lifes for us. The first shot was fired in Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Before I came into 5th grade I didn’t know how much the Civil War actually ment but now I know it means alot.