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South Carolina
South Carolina secedes from the Union -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is fired upon and surrenders to Confederate forces -
Upper South
Upper south secedes -
battle of bull run
South wins first battle of Bull run -
South
Rest of the South secedes -
Grant
Grant Captures fort henry and donelson -
2nd battle of bull run
South wins 2nd battle of bull run -
Union Army
Lee defeats union army at Fredericksburg -
Preliminary EoP
Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation of Proclamation -
Emancipation proclamation
Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation -
Confederate Forces
Grant defeats Confederate forces at Chattanooga -
North
North Gains major victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg -
Chancellorsville
Lee is victorious at Chancellorsville -
Atlanta
Atlanta falls to Sherman -
Sherman
Sherman marches through Georgia -
13th amdendment
Congress passes 13th amendment which abolishes slavery -
Petersburg and Richmond
Grant captures Petersburg and Richmond -
Lincoln
Lincoln is assassinated -
Confederate
Remaining confederate forces surrender -
Lee Surrenders
Lee surrenders at Appomattox