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Abraham Loncoln took office
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The result of a long-standing controversy over slavery
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battle in Prince William County, Virginia resulting in confederate victory
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George B McClellan took command of the union army
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major battle in the Western Theater resulting in union victory
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battle fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania resulting in union victory
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Congress formed the freedman's bureau
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General Lee surrendered his army at the appomatox court house
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Abe Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's theater
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congress passed the 14th amendment
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gave all black men the right to vote
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union soldiers leave the south