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What two groups fought the civil war? who led them? why were they fighting?

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The two groups that fought the civil war was the union and the confederacy. The were fighting over the issue of slavery. 
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The northern states fought the southern states. They were known as the union and confederacy. They were led by Robert E Lee and Ulysses S Grant.
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