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is elected president and says the country cannot live half free and half slave.
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are formed with Jefferson Davis as president.
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Confederates attack in South Carolina and the war officially begins.
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Union suffered a loss and General Thomas Jackson developed his nickname, 'Stonewall."
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Confederates surprise Union troops and over 23,000 troops die.
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The bloodiest battle in the war. Confederate army retreats from the battle
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Union army was defeated.
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Confederates are defeated.
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The thirteenth amendment is added to the constitution.
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Lee surrenders at the Appomattox Court House in VA.
