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1st Bull Run
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Lincoln picks Henry Halleck to be General in Chief
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McClellan wins a series of small victories
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Winfield Scott resigns
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McClellan disrespects Lincoln by making him wait outside before his meeting.
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Jefferson Davis is elected
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Union army grows drastically, from 50,000 to 168,000
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Lincoln invites McClellan to the White House
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Robert E. Lee elevated as Commander of the Confederate Army in Northern Virginia
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Meade is the overall commander of the North
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Grant replaced Halleck