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Abraham Lincoln was elected as President of The United States
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The American Civil War
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Secession of seven southern states
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Bombing of the nothern states by the southern states
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The southern states lost the Battle of Antietam
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Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation"
Lincoln elaborated the proclamation after the victory of the Union over the southern states in which he announced that ending slavery was the war goal. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The turning point of the Civil War and the most bloodiest battle during the Civil War. -
The Union captured Vicksburg
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Ulysses S. Grant became commander of the Union army
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The Last Battle of the Civil War
Robert E lee surrendered to commander Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. -
The assassination of President Lincoln
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End of the Civil War