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confederate guns opened fire on fort sumter
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all the troops arrived
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War in Virginia
lincoln ordered General Irvin Mcdowell to lead his 35000 man army from the Union capitial -
Fort sumter
federaal outpost in charleston south carolinia that was attacked by confederate troops -
U.S sanitary commissions formed by Lincoln
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struggle of the war
got attcked by cherokee -
battle of shlioh
Union army gained greater control of the mississippi river -
Battles or Virginia
Mclellan force poised outside richmond -
seven days battle
Forced the union army to retreat near Richmond -
battle of antietam
40000 confedertae soldiers behan crossing into maryland -
battle of antietam
the battle lasted for hours -
battles in virginia
Mclellan launched ab effort to capture Richmond called the Peninsular campaign -
emancipation proclamition
order to free confederate slaves -
lee cut across northern maryland
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lincoln suggested awrarding african americans