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What is the history of the Civil War in the United States?
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The American Civil War began in 1861 when the Southern states seceded from the Union. The war ended in 1865 with the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. It was a bloody conflict that resulted in over 600,000 deaths and cost an estimated $5 billion (in 1860s dollars). The war had profound effects on both sides, including the abolition of slavery, the end of the practice of racial segregation, and the establishment of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which outlawed slavery throughout the United States.