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Is 249 weeks as long as The US Civil War?

It's about one-and-one-fifth times as long as The US Civil War
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The length of The US Civil War is about 208 weeks.
(a.k.a. War Between the States, a.k.a. the Great Rebellion, a.k.a. the War of the Rebellion) (1861-65) (United States)
The deadliest war in American history, the American Civil War is generally considered to have begun on with the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12th, 1861 and to have lasted until the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army on April 9th, 1865 — 208 weeks. A total of 620,000 American (including Confederate) soldiers are estimated to have lost their lives due to the war.
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