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Add some storytelling to this history textbook passage.

The Civil War began in 1861 and lasted until 1865.
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Once upon a time, in the year 1861, the United States was on the brink of a massive conflict. That's right, folks, the Civil War was about to begin and it would last for four long years before finally coming to a close in 1865.