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Civil War Begins
Confederates fire on Fort Sumter -
Victory at Fort Donelson
Grant wins first important Union victory in West, at Fort Donelson, Nashville falls. -
“Stonewall” Jackson Dies
“Stonewall” Jackson, Confederate general, dies -
Ulysses S. Grant named commander-in-chief of Union forces
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Sheridan defeats Confederates at Five Forks
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Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.