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South Carolina first to secede.
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Mississippi secedes
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First shots of Civil War fired at Fort Sumter
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Battle of Bull Run
Showed the South that they had the strength to fight the North. -
Battle of Shiloh
It taught both sides a lesson; Generals needed to send out scouts, dig trenches, and build fortifications, and how intense a battle could be. -
Battle of New Orleans
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Battle at Gettysburg
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Grant Capture Richmond
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War ends
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Lincoln Shot & Killed