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There were numerous Freedmen's Aid Societies formed at various times during the Civil War. By 1869 it was estimated that over 9,000 teachers, mostly from the North, were serving in freedmen's schools in the South funded by these societies. These groups also worked closely with the Congressionally established Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1872). Some Freedmen's Aid Societies lasted only a few years. Others lasted much longer.