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The war began when on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. A wave of enthusiasm for war swept over ...
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American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy. The Confederacy had been formed by states that had seceded from the Union. Wikipedia
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The American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865 over the issues of slavery and states' rights. Learn about Civil War battles, generals, ...
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The American Civil War Museum is more than a collection of artifacts, we are educators and storytellers connecting the Civil War and its legacies to current ...
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Oct 15, 2009 · The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, ...
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American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
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Oct 20, 2023 · From 1861 to 1865, the American union was broken as brother fought brother in a Civil War that remains a defining moment in our nation's history ...
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The American Civil War was fought from 1861 until 1865. It began after Virginia and ten other states in the southern United States seceded from the Union ...