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The first election of President Abraham Lincoln
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Confederate States of America is formed and Jefferson Davis is named its President
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Attack on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy
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First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas
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Gen. Ulysses S. Grant gets Union victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee
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Battle of Ironclads
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Battle of Siloh
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David Farragut and the Union Navy captures the seaport of New Orleans
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The 7 Days Battle
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Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas
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Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Frederidcksburg
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President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jakson dies
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The Fall or Capture of Vicksburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
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General Robert E. Lee is given command of the Army of Northern Virginia
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Battles at the Wilderness OR The Wilderness Campaign
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Battle at Spotsylvania
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Battle at Cold Harbor
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Battle at Petersburg
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President Lincoln is re-elected for a 2nd term
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Union Gen. William T. Sherman burns Atlanta, GA. to the ground and begins his March to the sea
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Union General William T. Sherman finishes his March to the sea and captures Savannah, GA.