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south carolina secedes from the union
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federation is founded
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fort sumpter is attacked
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south wins the battle of bull run
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Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the U. S. Army
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Lincoln replaces Winfield Scott with George B. McClellan.
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Lincoln signs the Morrill Act granting land for land grant colleges.
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Lincoln signs the Homestead Act
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The Confederate ironclad Merrimack attacks the Cumberland
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Admiral David Farragut takes New Orleans for the Union
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The Emancipation Proclamation is signed.
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Vicksburg surrenders unconditionally
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Sand Creek Massacre of Native Americans in Colorado
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Grant attacks Lee's forces at Spotsylvania
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Sherman takes Atlanta
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congress passes the 13th ammendment
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lee surrenders at appomattox
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lincoln assassinated
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Union forces under Grant take Richmond
