The American Civil War was fought from April 12, 1861 to May 26, 1865 between the Union, the Northern states, and the Confederacy, eleven Southern states that seceded to preserve slavery. Fighting began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate artillery bombarded Fort Sumter in South Carolina, after seven Deep South states responded to Abraham Lincoln's 1860 election by seceding and forming the Confederate States of America under President Jefferson Davis. The war ended in Union victory, the collapse of the Confederacy, and the abolition of slavery, which freed approximately four million African Americans. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Lincoln led the Union as president through the war, as commander in chief, not merely a participant.
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The conflict concluded with Union triumph, the Confederacy's collapse, and the abolition of slavery, which liberated approximately four million African Americans.
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April 12, 1861 - May 26, 1865
American Civil War: Event Type
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 - May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve slavery in the United States.
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50,000 free civilians died 60,000 identified enslaved people, "tens of thousands" of unidentified enslaved people died from disease 616,222-1,000,000+ total dead
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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 - May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve slavery in the United States.
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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861, May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve slavery in the United States.
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He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.
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