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President Abraham Lincoln Is Elected
Abraham Lincoln (Republican) Vs. John C. Breckinridge (Democrat) Newly elected president Lincoln abbolishes slavery -
South Carolina Secedes From Union
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Firing On Fort Sumter
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North Carolina Secedes From Union
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Battle Of Manassas (Battle Of Bull Run)
Generals: Joseph E. Johnston (Confederate); P.G. T. Beauregard (Confederate); Ivrin McDowell (Union) -
The Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln -
Battle Of Gettysburg
Confederate General: Robert E. Lee
Union General: Joseph Hooker/George Gordon Meade
Area: Pennsylvania
Casuallties: 51,112 http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html?tab=facts -
The Battle Of the Crater
Generals: William Mahone (Confederate); Ambrose Burnside (Union); Robert E. Lee (Confederate) -
Joseph E. Johnston surrenders at Bennett Place, North Carolina