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Wikipedia: The American Civil War (1861–1865), also known as the War Between the States (among other names), was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America, also known as "the Confederacy. " Led by Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy fought against the United States (the Union), which was supported by all twenty free states (where slavery had been abolished) and by five slave states that became known as the border states.
![[A drum and fife corps from the American Civil War]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/CivilWarFifeandDrum_s.jpg "A drum and fife corps from the American Civil War")
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![[Map of Confederate territory losses]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Civil_war_1861_1865_s.jpg "Map of Confederate territory losses")
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![[US Postage,1938 issue, honoring Presidents Lincoln, Johnson and Grant]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lincoln_Johnson_Grant_1938_Issue_s.jpg "US Postage,1938 issue, honoring Presidents Lincoln, Johnson and Grant")
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![[Idealized portrait of John Brown being adored by an enslaved mother and child as he walks to his execution]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/John_Brown_2C_The_Martyr_s.jpg "Idealized portrait of John Brown being adored by an enslaved mother and child as he walks to his execution")
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![[Mathew Brady portrait of Lincoln taken on February 9, 1864, used for the old $5 bill]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Abraham_Lincoln_seated_2C_Feb_9_2C_1864_s.jpg "Mathew Brady portrait of Lincoln taken on February 9, 1864, used for the old $5 bill")
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![[Charleston, South Carolina, Broad Street, with ruins of the city in the distance, 1865]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Broad_Street_Charleston_South_Carolina_1865_s.jpg "Charleston, South Carolina, Broad Street, with ruins of the city in the distance, 1865")
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