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Event war Americas

American Civil War

1861 CE – 1865 CE

The bloodiest conflict in American history — 620,000 dead in a war that decided whether the United States would remain one nation and whether millions would remain enslaved.

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1861–1865 conflict in the United States

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Conflict · Americas

American Civil War

1861 CE – 1865 CE

The bloodiest conflict in American history — 620,000 dead in a war that decided whether the United States would remain one nation and whether millions would remain enslaved.

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