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American Civil War (apr 12, 1861 – may 9, 1865)

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approximately 200,000 blacks (most are newly escaped/freed slaves) serve in Union armed forces and over 20,000 are killed in combat

Also, after the Civil War the USA were no longer the largest slave-owning country in the world.

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Date:

apr 12, 1861
may 9, 1865
~ 4 years