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Civil war Civil War Notes The Civil War was fought to determine the independence for the Confederacy or the survival for the union The Confederates grew to include 11 states The Confederates later claimed 13 states Seven states announced their secession from the United Sates The states that stayed loyal were considered the Union The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 Roughly about 620 000 soldiers died in the Civil War Some states threatened to secede if a Republican party was elected for After Lincoln a Republican president was elected in 1860 they seceded Cause of Secession president from the United States
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