they did not want to die
The civil war
It would depend on which civil war you are referring to.
It was Congress (although Northern-dominated) that tried to avoid war, through various compromises. The last one was presented to Lincoln soon after he was inaugurated. He turned it down because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
This means that the civil war was brutal .....
they did not want to die
To avoid going to war you could pay some one to go for you.
Grover Cleveland paid money to avoid the draft for the Civil War. (This was a legal option which he took advantage of.)
an attempt to prevent the secession of southern states and avoid the Civil War
During the Civil War a rich man had numerous ways to avoid military service, and numerous opportunities to turn a profit on the war. Hence, it was the rich man's war, and the poor man's fight.
The civil war
She gave up her throne on Olympus to avoid argument or a civil war.
to avoid a civil war
Hestia was known for giving up her throne to Dionysus to avoid a civil war and arguments.
to avoid a civil war over the issue of slavery
They could have hide which was a bad idea because if they had found him , he could of gotten killed
The invention of the cotton gin actually revived a dying slavery demand.