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Battle of Fot Sumter on April 12, 1861
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President Lincoln announced that he would emancipate all slaves
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President Lincoln Gettysburg Address
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Ulysses Grant is appointed general in chief of the north by president Lincoln
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President Lincoln was Re-elected
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The United States Congress abolishes slavery by passing the 13th amendment
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General Robert E Lee is named as General-in-chief of the confederate army
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The beginning of the appomattox campaign
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Grant sends a letter to Lee asking him to surrender
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Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House
