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confederacy is formed
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union is formed
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1st battle of bull run
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the monitor battles the merrimack
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new orleans falls to the union
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battle of antietam
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battle of fredericksburg
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signing of the emancipation proclamation
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battle of chancellorsville
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military draft
the draft is enacted for the first time in history -
military draft
the draft is enacted for the first time in history -
military draft
the draft is enacted for the first time in history -
lee becomes commander of the army of northern virginia
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battle of gettysburg
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battle of vicksburg
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attack on ft wagner
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quantrill burns burns lawernce
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grant takes supreme command of the union army
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lincoln delivers the gettysburg address
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loncoln wins re-election
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battle of cold harbor
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sherman burns atlanta
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the 13th amendment is ratified abolishing all slavery
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lincoln 2nd inaugural speech
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appomattox court house
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lincoln is assasinated
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richmond falls to the union army
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sherman reaches the sea dividing the south
