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title: "When the War began in 1861, both sides believed that the would win quickly and with few causalities. What was the actual situation four years later?"  
description: "When the War began in 1861, both sides believed that the would win quickly and with few causalities. What was the actual situation four years later?"  
author: "James ann"  
published: 2018-05-20  
updated: 2018-05-20  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42723/when-the-war-began-in-1861-both-sides-believed-that-the-would-win-quickly-and-with-few-causalities-what-was-the-actual-situation-four-years-later  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# When the War began in 1861, both sides believed that the would win quickly and with few causalities. What was the actual situation four years later? 

When the War began in 1861, both sides believed that the would win quickly and with few causalities. What was the actual situation four years later?


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