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

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The American Civil War is also known as “The War Between the States”. The war divided the country between the North (the United States of America) and the South (the Confederate States of America). Not really thought to be a war about ending slavery @ first but rather about keeping the Union together.
It ended with the Confederate side giving up

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