apr 12, 1861 - Civil War
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Apr 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The result of a long-standing controversy over slavery, war broke out in April 1861, when Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated. This war caused tension throughout the US but eventually led to the end of slavery.
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