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confedrate state is formed and jefferson is named presidnet
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the surrender of fort sumetor
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first battle of bullrun or first manassas
Fought in Prince William County, Virginia, near Manassas, not far from Washington D.C. First major battle of the Civil war. -
battle of iron clads
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David Farragut and the Union Navy captures the seaport of New Orleans.
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President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The Union enacts or passes a law creating the first military draft of men into the army.