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Some of the most compelling — and frequently heartbreaking — pictures made between 1861 and 1865, while battles raged between the North and the South.
Pictured: A former slave reveals the scars on his back from whippings before he escaped to become a Union soldier.
(see more — The Best Civil War Photos)
(Source: disregardrope, via underthe-covers-deactivated2011)
