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1. November 6th 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States.
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3. December 20th 1860 South Carolina secedes from the union
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2. December 17th 1860 the first secession meets in Columbia, South Carolina
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4. January 1861 Six additional southern states secede from the union.
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5. February 16th 1862 Surrender of Fort Henry Tennessee. The lost of this southern fort on Tennessee River opened the door to Union control of the river.
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6. June 14 1863 Battle of 2nd Winchester, Virginia Confederate troops under General Richard Ewell defeat Union troops under General Robert Milroy, clearing the Shenandoah Valley of Union forces. 7
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7. April 8, 1864 battle of Sabine Crossroads or Mansfield, Louisiana the 1st major battle of the Red River Campaign in Louisiana.
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8. March 4, 1865- Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated for his 2nd term of president in Washington D.C
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9. April 3rd 1865- Union troops occupy Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia.
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10. May 12 1865- the final battle of the Civil War takes place at Palmito Ranch Texas.