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Abraham Lincoln Elected President
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Before the War
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South Carolina first state to secede
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Jefferson Davis appointed President of Confederate States
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Civil War begins at Fort Sumter
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The War
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Lincoln orders blockade on Southern ports
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First battle of Bull Run
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Battle of Shiloh
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Federals capture New Orleans
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Battle of Seven Pines
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Second battle of Bull Run
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Confederates capture Harpers Ferry
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Battle of Antientam
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Confederates surrender at Vicksburg
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Gettysburg Address
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Battle of Chattanooga
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Battle of the Wilderness
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Battle of Cold Harbor
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Seige of Petersburg
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Battle of Atlanta
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Lincoln Reelected
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Shermans march to the sea
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13th Amendment Abolishing Slavery passed
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General Lee abondons Richmond
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General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomatox Courthouse
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Lincoln assassignated by John Wilkes Booth
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Assassignation