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US Events
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Eleven states secede from the Union
VA, NC, TN, AR, TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, SC, FL -
President Lincoln announces plan of emancipation
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people only in areas that were fighting the Union. -
Union wins victory at Gettysburg
At Gettysburg, there were more than 28,000 casualties in the Confederacy and over 23,000 in the Union troops. Lee lost nearly one-third of his men. -
Vicksburg surrenders to Union forces
Vicksburg surrendered to General Grant. Grant took Vicksburg by siege. -
Lee surrenders at Appomattox
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox. When his men started to celebrate, Grant told them, "The war is over. The rebels are our countrymen again."