American Civil War Facts

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Civil War in U.S. History

The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a civil war between the United States of America, called the Union, and the Confederate States of America.

The Confederate States of America was formed by eleven Southern states that had seceded from the Union.

The Union won a decisive victory, and the American Civil War was followed by a period of Reconstruction. The American Civil War produced more than 970,000 casualties (3 percent of population), including approximately 560,000 deaths. The causes of the war, the reasons for the outcome, and even the name of the war itself, are subjects of much controversy, even today.

Although there is little disagreement among historians on the details of the events that led to the civil war in America, there is disagreement on exactly what caused what and the relative importance. Regarding the Civil War in U.S. History there is no consensus on whether the war could have been avoided, or if it should have been avoided.

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