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Lincoln becomes 16th President of the US
This causes some conflict because Lincoln did not have the views of slavery everyone thought he did -
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Southern states secede from the US and make the Confederate States of America
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First Shots Fired
Confederates fire first shots at Fort. Sumner, SC -
Battle of Big Bethel
first fight in Virginia -
The Battle of Bull Run
fought in Manassas Virginia -
Battle of Wilson's Creek
fought in Missouri -
Battle of Mill Springs
fought in Kentucky -
Battle of Roanoke Island
Fought in NC -
Surrender of Fort Henry
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Surrender of Fort Donelson
Tennessee -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Fought in Virgina -
Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect
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Battle of Gettysburg
fought in Pennsylvania -
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Battles continue on for 2 years
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The last Confederate army surrenders
This was the army of the Trans-Mississippi -
The Civil War is Over
With the end of the war comes the states that seceded coming back to the Union